Yakṣa
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Yaksas is the sixth in a series of the celebrated collected works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy--perhaps the greatest Eastern philosopher and theologian of modern times. In it he provides an in-depth study of the Yaksas (fertility deities) by reexamining a great deal of iconographic and literary
material. He looks at the origins of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical, and Upanisadic literature; addresses the interpretive levels of artistic motif; and looks at non-Indian literature, particularly on the water cosmology. This seminal critical text reveals the significance of Yaksas in
religious history and iconographic evolution.
material. He looks at the origins of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical, and Upanisadic literature; addresses the interpretive levels of artistic motif; and looks at non-Indian literature, particularly on the water cosmology. This seminal critical text reveals the significance of Yaksas in
religious history and iconographic evolution.
Категорії:
Том:
1 and 2
Рік:
1993
Видавництво:
Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
204
ISBN 10:
8121502306
ISBN 13:
9788121502306
Файл:
PDF, 21.30 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1993