Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 248 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
3. print.
Series Statement:
Bollingen series 6
Series Statement:
Bollingen series
Keywords:
Kultur
;
Buddhistische Kunst
;
Symbolik
;
Mythos
;
Religion
;
Hinduistische Kunst
;
Symbol
;
Seelenwanderung
;
Mythos
;
Mythologie
;
Kunst
;
Hinduismus
;
Ikonographie
;
Indien
;
Indien
;
Mythos
;
Hinduismus
;
Mythologie
;
Indien
;
Buddhistische Kunst
;
Hinduismus
;
Symbolik
;
Indien
;
Hinduistische Kunst
;
Indien
;
Symbol
;
Religion
;
Indien
;
Mythos
;
Symbol
;
Indien
;
Kunst
;
Indien
;
Kultur
;
Mythos
;
Ikonographie
;
Ikonographie
;
Symbolik
;
Seelenwanderung
Description / Table of Contents:
Eternity and time: The parade of ants ; The wheel of rebirth ; The wisdom of life -- The mythology of Vishnu: Vishnu's māyā ; The waters of existence ; The waters of non-existence ; Māyā in Indian art -- The guardians of life: The serpent, supporter of Vishnu and the Buddha ; Divinities and their vehicles ; The serpent and the bird ; Vishnu as conqueror of the serpent ; The lotus ; The elephant ; The sacred rivers -- The cosmic delight of Shiva: The "fundamental form" and the "playful manifestations" ; The phenomenon of expanding form ; Shiva-Shakti -- The great lord -- The dance of Shiva -- The face of glory -- The destroyer of the three towns -- The goddess: The origin of the goddess ; The island of jewels -- Conclusion
Note:
"Lecture course delivered at Columbia University the winter term of 1942."
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