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Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
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English
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2026
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A classic introduction to Indian art by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer
In this landmark study of Indian art and religion, Heinrich Zimmer offers a compelling introduction to the visual language of India’s sacred traditions. Featuring seventy illustrations and drawing directly from Sanskrit sources, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization explores the meanings of key motifs in myth, legend, and folklore. With clarity and insight, the book reveals how Hindu and Buddhist symbols express timeless human concerns in ways that resonate across cultures and eras.
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eBook published on:
January 20, 2026
eBook ISBN:
9780691279435
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eBook ISBN:
9780691279435
Keywords for this book
Adoration; Agastya; Anthropomorphism; Appellation; Arjuna; Aryan; Asceticism; Bhagavad Gita; Bhakti; Bodhisattva; Bow and arrow; Brahma; Brahman; Brahmin; Buddhism; Buddhism and Hinduism; Buddhist art; Chakravartin; Christianity; Daksha; Deity; Demiurge; Divinity; Dynamism (metaphysics); Emblem; Eternal life (Christianity); Firmament; Garuda; Gautama Buddha; God; Good and evil; Greek mythology; Gudea; Hindu deities; Hindu mythology; Hindu philosophy; Hinduism; Iconography; Image of God; Immortality; Incarnation; Indian philosophy; Infatuation; Jalandhara; Kali Yuga; Kalpa (aeon); Kamsa; Kashyapa; King of the Gods; Kinnara; Kubera; Lecture; Lingam; Maitreya; Mansion; Manvantara; Mendicant; Mohenjo-daro; Mount Meru (Buddhism); Omnipotence; Perennial philosophy; Philosopher; Philosophy; Procession; Religion; Religious art; Renunciation; Rigveda; Sanskrit; Satya Yuga
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For a non-specialist adult audience
