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Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was one of the most famous scholars of Indian art, culture, and religion. He served for many years as the Keeper of Indian and Islamic Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, establishing one of the most impressive collections of oriental artifacts in the world. This anthology contains thematically arranged excerpts from his many writings, letters, and speeches, making it a uniquely accessible collection of his w...

In a series of 14 stimulating essays, a renowned historian unfolds India's vast cultural and philosophical traditions: its art, conception of the universe, social organization, and attitudes toward family, romantic love, and marriage.

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In un momento in cui si parla di buddhismo troppo spesso in maniera impropria, questo studio si distingue per chiarezza e vastità dei campi di indagine: dalla vita di Buddha, alla dottrina e le sue forme, per arrivare allo zen e all'arte che il buddhismo ha ispirato.

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Nine of the most famous essays by the preeminent philosopher and art historian, exploring such subjects as the true function of aesthetics in art and the importance of symbolism.

In "Induismo e buddhismo" Ananda K. Coomaraswamy esamina gli insegnamenti originari e la sostanza della concezione filosofica di queste due grandi religioni, di cui traccia la storia riferendosi ai loro miti, alle loro tradizioni rituali, alle rispettive dottrine e scritture sacre. In tal modo egli intende mostrare come induismo e buddhismo esprimano verità universali "che nessun popolo e nessuna epoca possono rivendicare come esclusivamente p...

This second edition is of incalculable value for its selection of text taken from the Buddha's own statements, as translated from Pali texts. It includes selections such as: Causality, The Deathless and the Incomposite, Training of the Soul, and Relationship with Others.

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Da profondo conoscitore del pensiero europeo medioevale e consapevole di rivolgersi a un pubblico in prevalenza occidentale, Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) ha avuto la cura di trascegliere quei passi della letteratura filosofico-religiosa dell'epoca che fossero più in grado di svegliare il lettore alla consapevolezza dell'essenzialità del 'sottrarre' rispetto alla superfluità dell''aggiungere', ai fini dell''intelligere'. Entrano a colloquio con noi...

In The Transformation of Nature in Art, Ananda Coomaraswamy explains the theory behind medieval European and Asian art, especially art in India. He further supplements the Indian theory with that of the Chinese. The first principle of Asian art is that art does not exist for its own sake, it exists as means to religious conditions or experience. The comparison with medieval European art in this respect is extremely illuminating. He further sho...

In The Transformation of Nature in Art, Ananda Coomaraswamy explains the theory behind medieval European and Asian art, especially art in India. He further supplements the Indian theory with that of the Chinese. The first principle of Asian art is that art does not exist for its own sake, it exists as means to religious conditions or experience. The comparison with medieval European art in this respect is extremely illuminating. He further sho...

Excerpt from The Darker Side of Dawn Students of theology and mythology are well aware that the concept of deity presents itself to us under a double aspect, on the one hand as gracious, on the other as awful. He evokes both love and fear. He is both a light and a darkness, a revelation and a mystery. In the latter and awful aspect, clouds and darkness are round about him. The Light is Life, the Darkness Death. The one corresponds to our conc...

The contentment of innumerable people can be destroyed in a generation by the withering touch of our civilization, the local market is flooded by a production in quantity with which the responsible maker of art cannot complete, the vocational structure of society, with all its guild organization and standards of workmanship, is undermined, the artist is robbed of his art and forced to find himself a 'job', until finally the ancient society is ...

The contentment of innumerable people can be destroyed in a generation by the withering touch of our civilization, the local market is flooded by a production in quantity with which the responsible maker of art cannot complete, the vocational structure of society, with all its guild organization and standards of workmanship, is undermined, the artist is robbed of his art and forced to find himself a 'job', until finally the ancient society is ...

Excerpt from The Village Community and Modern ProgressPerhaps however the most important testimony to the character Of the Kandyan villager, and the value of the common culture of which he was a part, is given by Knox: Their ordinary Plowmen and Husbandmen he says, do speak elegantly, and are full of compliment. And there is no difference between the ability and speech of a Country man and a Courtier. There was a Sinhalese proverb, to this eff...

Excerpt from The Arts and Crafts of India and Ceylon That the work is divided into two parts, the first concerned with Hindu and Buddhist art, the latter with the Musulman arts, is solely to facilitate an uh derstanding of their historical relations and psycho logical development: I do not forget that in almost every art and craft, as also in music, there exists in Hindustan a complete and friendly fusion of the two cultures. The non-sectaria...

Great stories of the epics, deeds of Krishna, Shiva, taken from puranas, Vedas, folk tales, etc. 32 illus.

This new edition of Coomaraswamy's classic book, considered his most important work on the philosophy of art, includes all of the revisions Coomaraswamy had wanted to add to the original edition.