The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning

by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Ananda 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691017476
• ISBN13: 9780691017471
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"