The Wisdom of Ananda Coomaraswamy: Reflections on Indian Art, Life, and Religion

✍ Scribed by Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish,Raja Singam, S. Durai.,Fitzgerald, Joseph A

• Publisher: World Wisdom
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 wisdom and insight. The Wisdom of Ananda Coomaraswamy is richly illustrated with over 140 black-and-white historical photographs and paintings.;Editor's Note by Joseph A. Fitzgerald; Preface by S. Durai Raja Singam; Introduction by Whitall N. Perry; Seventieth Birthday Address; 1. Society; 2. Art; 3. Religion; 4. People; Key To Sources; Glossary Of Some Indian Words; Biographical Notes.

✦ Table of Contents

Editor's Note by Joseph A. Fitzgerald
Preface by S. Durai Raja Singam
Introduction by Whitall N. Perry
Seventieth Birthday Address
1. Society
2. Art
3. Religion
4. People
Key To Sources
Glossary Of Some Indian Words
Biographical Notes.

✦ Subjects

Art critics--India;Art, Indic--Quotations, maxims, etc;Civilization, Indic--Quotations, maxims, etc;Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947;Hindi literature--History and criticism;Art;Art critics;Art, Indic;Civilization;Hindi literature;Electronic books;Quotations;Biographies;Criticism, interpretation, etc;Art critics -- India -- Biography;Art, Indic -- Quotations, maxims, etc;Civilization, Indic -- Quotations, maxims, etc;Hindi literature -- History and criticism;India -- Civilization;India