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Art from the Sacred to the Profane East and West,9781933316352

Art from the Sacred to the Profane East and West

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ISBN13: 9781933316352
ISBN10: 1933316357
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-03-06
Publisher(s): World Wisdom
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Summary

This edition of renowned philosopher Frithjof Schuon's writings on the subject of art, selected and edited by his wife Catherine Schuon, contains over 270 photographs-200 color and 70 black and white. He then deals with the spiritual significance of the artistic productions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Far-Eastern world, while also covering the subjects of beauty and the sense of the sacred, the crafts, poetry, music, and dance, and dress and ambience.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Introductionp. xiii
Principles and Criteria of Artp. 1
On Beauty and the Sense of the Sacredp. 19
Man and Artp. 27
Sacred Artp. 33
Naturalistic Artp. 43
Christian Artp. 55
Islamic Artp. 69
Hindu Artp. 79
Buddhist Artp. 91
Far-Eastern Artp. 99
Poetry, Music, and Dancep. 107
The Art of Dress and Ambiencep. 119
List of Illustrationsp. 136
Sourcesp. 139
Biographical Notesp. 139
Indexp. 141
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