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Art from the Sacred to the Profane: East and West

Frithjof Schuon

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: World Wisdom Books
  • Publish Date: Mar 6th, 2007
  • Pages: 160
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.96in - 10.04in - 0.42in - 1.26lb
  • EAN: 9781933316352
  • Categories: Criticism & Theory