Zimmer / Campbell Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6684-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 111, 264 Seiten

Reihe: Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology

Heinrich Zimmer (1890-1943) was a historian of South Asian art. He was the author of Philosophies of India. Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was the author of many books on comparative mythology, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zimmer, Heinrich Robert

Campbell, Joseph

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates ix

I Eternity and time

1 The Parade of Ants 3

2 The Wheel of Rebirth 11

3 The Wisdom of Life 19

II The Mythology of Vishnu

1 Vishnu Maya 23

2 The Waters of Existence 27

3 The Waters of Non-Existance 35

4 Maya in Indian Art 53

III The Guardians of Life

1 The Serpent, Supporter of Vishnu and the Buddha 59

2 Divinities and their Vehicles 69

3 The Serpent and the Bird 72

4 Vishnu as Conqueror of the Serpent 77

5 The Lotus 90

6 The Elephant 102

7 The Sacred Rivers 109

IV The Cosmic Delight of Shiva

1 The "Fundamental Form" and the "Playful Manifestations" 123

2 The Phenomenon of Expanding Form 130

3 Shiva-Shakti 137

4 The Great Lord 148

5 The Dance of Shiva 151

6 The Face of Glory 175

7 The Destroyer of the Three Towns 185

V The Goddess

1 The Origin of The Goddess 189

2. The Island of Jewels 197

VI Conclusion 217

Index 223

Plates 249

Über Autor(innen)

Heinrich Zimmer (1890–1943) was a historian of South Asian art. He was the author of Philosophies of India. Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was the author of many books on comparative mythology, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God.