Foundations of Oriental Art and Symbolism |
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Author:
| Burckhardt, Titus |
Editor:
| Fitzgerald, Michael Oren |
Series title: | Sacred Art in Tradition Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-282-60588-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
Publisher: | World Wisdom, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984) was a leading member of the Traditionalist or Perennialist school of comparative religious thought associated with Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Frithjof Schuon; he was also an acknowledged expert on the sacred art of the traditional worlds of both the East and West. This edited collection of his most important writings on the sacred art of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions, is lavishly illustrated throughout with 140 superb examples of...
More DescriptionTitus Burckhardt (1908-1984) was a leading member of the Traditionalist or Perennialist school of comparative religious thought associated with Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Frithjof Schuon; he was also an acknowledged expert on the sacred art of the traditional worlds of both the East and West. This edited collection of his most important writings on the sacred art of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions, is lavishly illustrated throughout with 140 superb examples of Oriental art, architecture, statuary, and painting. Also included in this volume are several fascinating chapters by Burckhardt on the symbolism of chess, the sacred mask, water, the mirror, and the dragon and serpent. Foundations of Oriental Art & Symbolism will prove to be a fitting companion volume to Burckhardt s award-winning The Foundations of Christian Art."