{"product_id":"selected-papers-of-coomaraswamy-volume-1-ananda-k-coomaraswamy-9780691277509","title":"Selected Papers of Coomaraswamy, Volume 1","description":"A collection of important essays by a pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology“Brilliant.”—Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces“Varied, imaginative, incredibly learned. . . . Fascinating.”—John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times Book ReviewAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877–1947) was a pioneer in the study of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology—and in the cultural meeting of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker influenced by William Morris, Coomaraswamy was a unique figure whose works provide virtually a complete education in themselves. Finding a universal tradition in past cultures ranging from the Hellenic and Christian to the Indian, Islamic, and Chinese, he presented his ideas in numerous essays. This volume includes a selection of his essays on art and symbolism that were written in the 1930s and 1940s, when he was at the height of his powers.","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51245471596832,"sku":"9780691277509","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780691277509_2440591.jpg?v=1771326840","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/selected-papers-of-coomaraswamy-volume-1-ananda-k-coomaraswamy-9780691277509","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}