Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization. Edited by Joseph Campbell ...

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Bollingen series, VIPublication details: [New York] Pantheon Books [1946]Description: xiii, 248 p., 1 ¾. plates. 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.5
LOC classification:
  • BL2003 .Z5
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.
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At head of title: Heinrich Zimmer.

"Lecture course delivered at Columbia University the winter term of 1942."

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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.