Yaksas: Essays in the Water Cosmology

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Yaksas is the sixth in a series of the celebrated collected works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy–perhaps the greatest Eastern philosopher and theologian of modern times. In it he provides an in-depth study of the Yaksas (fertility deities) by reexamining a great deal of iconographic and literary material. He looks at the origins of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical, and Upanisadic literature; addresses the interpretive levels of artistic motif; and looks at non-Indian literature, particularly on the water cosmology. This seminal critical text reveals the significance of Yaksas in religious history and iconographic evolution.

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ISBN 0195633857
ISBN13 9780195633856
Number of pages 339
Original Title Yaksas: Essays in the Water Cosmology
Published Date 1993
Book Condition Very good
Jacket Condition Very good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Bombay
Edition Revised and enlarged
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Yaksas is the sixth in a series of the celebrated collected works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy–perhaps the greatest Eastern philosopher and theologian of modern times. In it he provides an in-depth study of the Yaksas (fertility deities) by reexamining a great deal of iconographic and literary material. He looks at the origins of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical, and Upanisadic literature; addresses the interpretive levels of artistic motif; and looks at non-Indian literature, particularly on the water cosmology. This seminal critical text reveals the significance of Yaksas in religious history and iconographic evolution.

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Weight 1.4 kg