{"product_id":"the-door-in-the-sky-coomaraswamy-on-myth-and-meaning-paperback","title":"The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnanda K. Coomaraswamy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRama P. Coomaraswamy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation 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 collated his ideas and symbols of ancient wisdom into the sometimes complex, always rewarding pattern of essays. \u003ci\u003eThe Door in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of the author's writings on myth drawn from his \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraditional Art and Symbolism\u003c\/i\u003e, both originally published in Bollingen Series. These essays were written while Coomaraswamy was curator in the department of Asiatic Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where he built the first large collection of Indian art in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coomaraswamy's essays [give] us a view of his scholarship and brilliant insight.\"\u003cb\u003e--Joseph Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRama P. Coomaraswamy, \u003c\/b\u003e the son of \u003cb\u003eAnanda K. Coomaraswamy, \u003c\/b\u003eis a medical doctor\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.12 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457385840893,"sku":"9780691017471","price":87.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RDBGMThsc1BmV3dEbUVjWVJVK0FsZz09.webp?v=1777237491","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-door-in-the-sky-coomaraswamy-on-myth-and-meaning-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}