Zimmer, Heinrich
Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
: Princeton University Press, 1972. . , S, Binding is tight, corners bumped, some darking to ffep from newspaper clipping, stamp on first titlepage, "This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of Indian legend, myth, and folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image-thinking and picture-reading in Indian art and thought, and it seeks to make the profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life and death recognize not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.", 248 pages + 70 plates.; . Good, Trade Paperback, , .
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