Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, The

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Cover; About This Book; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Color Illustrations; List of Black-and-White Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; Prologue -- A Fateful Meeting of Minds: A.K. Coomaraswamy and R. Guénon; 1. A Figure of Speech or a Figure of Thought?; 2. The Bugbear of Literacy; 3. On the Pertinence of Philosophy; 4. Eastern Wisdom and Western Knowledge; 5. Beauty and Truth; 6. The Interpretation of Symbols; 7. Why Exhibit Works of Art?; 8. The Christian and Oriental, or True, Philosophy of Art.;A new collection of essays by the great traditionalist/perennialist Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. This collection has been edited by his son, Rama Coomaraswamy, who is well known for his writings on the Christian tradition. The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy contains 21 essays on topics reflecting the vast scope of Coomaraswamy's intellect, including those topics with which he is most associated, such as symbolism, Eastern vs. Western thinking, mythology, literature, metaphysics, traditional art, folklore, and even more. Cover About This Book Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Color Illustrations List of Black-and-White Illustrations List of Abbreviations Foreword Introduction Prologue -- A Fateful Meeting of Minds: A.K. Coomaraswamy and R. Guénon 1. A Figure of Speech or a Figure of Thought? 2. The Bugbear of Literacy 3. On the Pertinence of Philosophy 4. Eastern Wisdom and Western Knowledge 5. Beauty and Truth 6. The Interpretation of Symbols 7. Why Exhibit Works of Art? 8. The Christian and Oriental, or True, Philosophy of Art. 9. Is Art a Superstition, or a Way of Life?10. The Nature of Medieval Art 11. Ars sine scientia nihil 12. Imitation, Expression, and Participation 13. Samvega: "Aesthetic Shock" 14. What is Civilization? 15. The Nature of "Folklore" and "Popular Art" 16. Primitive Mentality 17. The Coming to Birth of the Spirit 18. Quod factum est in ipso vita erat 19. The Hindu Tradition 20. The Hindu Tradition Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases Bibliographical References Biographical Notes Index Examples of Sacred and Traditional Art.