Foundations of oriental art & symbolism / Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Brian Keeble ; edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald.
By: Burckhardt, Titus
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Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren.
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BookSeries: Sacred art in tradition series: Publisher: Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, c2009Description: x, 136 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781933316727 (pbk. : alk. paper).Other title: Foundations of oriental art and symbolism.Uniform titles: Selections Subject(s): Symbolism in art -- Asia | Art and religion -- Asia| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Editor's preface -- Foreword / by Brian Keeble -- Pt. I. Oriental art. 1. Introduction to Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art -- 2. The genesis of the Hindu temple -- 3. The image of the Buddha -- 4. Landscape in far Eastern art -- Pt. II. Symbolism. 5. Selected thoughts on symbolism -- 6. Traditional symbolism and modern empiricism -- 7. The symbolism of the mirror -- 8. The sacred mask -- 9. The symbolism of chess -- 10. The primordial symbol of the serpent and dragon -- 11. The symbolism of water -- List of illustrations -- Index -- Biographical notes.
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