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" Foundations of oriental art & symbolism / "
Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Brian Keeble ; edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald
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BL
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691398
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b513587
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Burckhardt, Titus
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Foundations of oriental art symbolism /\ Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Brian Keeble ; edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald
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Bloomington, Ind. :: World Wisdom,, c2009
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Sacred art in tradition
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x, 136 p. :: ill. (chiefly col.) ;; 26 cm
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1933316721
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: 9781933316727
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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Art and religion-- Asia
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Symbolism in art-- Asia
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N7740.B87 2009
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Fitzgerald, Michael Oren,1949-
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