{"product_id":"9780691277493","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Selected Papers of Coomaraswamy, Volume 1 : Traditional Art and Symbolism by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/02\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA collection of important essays by a pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology\"Brilliant.\"-Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces\"Varied, imaginative, incredibly learned. . . . Fascinating.\"-John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times Book ReviewAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in the study of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology-and in the cultural meeting of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker influenced by William Morris, Coomaraswamy was a unique figure whose works provide virtually a complete education in themselves. Finding a universal tradition in past cultures ranging from the Hellenic and Christian to the Indian, Islamic, and Chinese, he presented his ideas in numerous essays. This volume includes a selection of his essays on art and symbolism that were written in the 1930s and 1940s, when he was at the height of his powers. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368121250165,"sku":"9780691277493","price":62.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691277493.jpg?v=1763548680","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780691277493","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}