{"product_id":"9780691277493","title":"Selected Papers of Coomaraswamy, Volume 1 : Traditional Art and Symbolism","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 Review Ananda 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254388433123,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9780691277493-1.jpg?v=1788348002","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9780691277493","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}