Symbols in Art and Religion: The Indian and the Comparative Perspectives

by Karel Werner

Overview

A thorough survey of great interest and value to scholars in this field. Contributions in this series stem from a Symposia on Indian Religions which took place over ten years (1975 to 1984). The Seventh Symposium housed in Oxford, UK in 1981 was concerned with the theme of symbolism in Indian religions and like its previous one-theme conference on mysticism, generated much interest and led to this publication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136101144
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Karel Werner, School of Oriental Studies, Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

Symbols and Religious Language, The Symbolism of Indian Art, Symbolism in the Vedas and its Conceptualization, Origins of Form and Structure in Monumental Art, Venerated Obejcts and Symbols of Warly Buddhism, Predestiny and Evil in Hindu Mythology: an Inquiry into the Symbolism of the Vena-Prthu Legend, Aspects of the Symbolism of Fire, Weapns as Symbols in Hindu Art, Meaning and Symbolism in the Work of Ananda Coomaraswamy, The Possibility of Symbolism in Indian Religions.