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Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization
- Title
- Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization / Heinrich Zimmer ; edited by Joseph Campbell.
- Author
- Zimmer, Heinrich Robert, 1890-1943.
- Publication
- [New York] : Pantheon Books, [1946]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987.
- Description
- xiii, 248 pages, [32] pages plates : plates; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- The Bollingen series ; VI
- Uniform Title
- Bollingen series ; 6.
- Subject
- Note
- At head of title: Heinrich Zimmer.
- "Lecture course delivered at Columbia University the winter term of 1942."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0691017786
- 9780691017785
- LCCN
- 46007144
- OCLC
- ocm00377871
- 377871
- SCSB-419463
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library