Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization Princeton
Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
The nearly reverent, lyrical and aesthetically pleasing treatment of Indian thought that I have come up across since The Discovery of India. Zimmer was a genius much ahead of his time.
una notte rabbi Eisik fece un sogno che gli ordinava di andare lontano, nella capitale boema, a Praga. Lì avrebbe scoperto un tesoro sepolto sotto il ponte principale che conduceva al castello dei re. Il rabbino cercò di trascurare il sogno, ma questi si ripresentò tre volte e allora si fece coraggio e partì in cammino per la città di Praga. Quando arrivò, il rabbino vide che sul ponte vi erano delle sentinelle e non osò scavare, ma rimase a studiare il modo per farlo. Sorpreso dalla sua ostinazione, il capo delle guardie gli si avvicinò eastward gli chiese cosa ci facesse lì eastward se avesse perduto qualcosa, allora Eisik gli raccontò senza esitare il sogno. Il capo delle guardie si fece una grossa risata e disse: "davvero ti sei consumato le scarpe facendo tutta questa strada solo per un sogno? quale persona di senno darebbe retta a un sogno?". Due east continuò dicendo che anche lui aveva fatto united nations sogno, che gli diceva di fare un pellegrinaggio contrario al suo, nella direzione apposta, quella voce nel sogno gli aveva ordinato di andare a Cracovia a casa di un rabbino chiamato Eisik figlio di Jekel perché in un angolo sporco della sua casa, dietro una stufa, c'era una tesoro. Ma figuriamoci! andare a Cracovia per cercare Eisik figlio di Jekel lì pigeon metà popolazione ebrea si chiama Eisik o Jekel. E rise di cuore. Il rabbino ascoltò, ma senza dare a vedere, dopo aver ringraziato ritornò a casa sua, scavò in quell'angolo di casa sua dietro la stufa e trovò il tesoro che pose fine alla sua miseria. http://youtu.be/eCYJVkR0C2U Arriva senza viaggiare
H.R.Zimmer racconta questa storia east ci dice che i veri tesori non sono lontani da noi. not bisogna cercarli lontano. giacciono sepolti nel recesso più segreto della nostra stessa casa. dietro la stufa, dietro quel centro che effonde luce e calore; ma c'è qualcosa in più in questa storia, spesso è solo dopo united nations viaggio che scopriamo per bocca di qualcuno a noi estraneo, di un paese lontano e straniero, quel qualcosa che non sapevamo di avere così vicino. the inner light, come diceva George Harrison, in quel celebre brano.
"...Più lontano si viaggia
Meno si conosce
Meno si conosce veramente
Vedi tutto senza guardare
Fai tutto senza fare..."
I've read this book several times (iv or five at least) over the past years, and each time I walk away sated. The volume of essays was actually compiled/written past 1 of Zimmer'southward students, the famous Joseph Campbell, who spent almost a decade collecting and publishing Zimmer's works posthumously. Zimmer himself was a refugee from Nazi Germany who ended up teaching in the United states of america and passed away in the early 1940s. This isn't a history of Indian fine art, merely articles well-nigh fundamental aspects of Indian religion--the gods and their vehicles, lotus, elephants, the triad of Brahma, Siva and Vishnu, the wheel of rebirth, the Mother Goddess...inspired by the myths lone, although using some sculptures and art works as illustrations. (His apparent 'disinterest' in such forms later was the crusade of well-nigh of the criticism of his piece of work by subsequently scholars. The great scholar of Indian temple architecture, Stella Kramrisch, noted for case that Zimmer had never even seen a Hindu temple.) Merely this isn't why one reads this volume. 1 reads it for the admittedly wondrous fashion Zimmer relates these archetype myths of Hinduism. He is the consummate storyteller, every bit in the tale of the holy homo Markandeya, who is described in a creation myth as "wandering inside the god, over the peaceful earth, every bit an bumming pilgrim, regarding with pleasure the edifying sight of the platonic vision of the world...[until] an accident occurs. In the grade of his bumming, unending promenade, the sturdy old man slips, inadvertently out through the mouth of the all-containing god. Vishnu is sleeping with lips a little open; animate with a deep, sonorous rhythmical sound, in the immense silence of the night of Brahma. And the astonished saint, falling from the sleeper's giant lip, plunges headlong into the cosmic bounding main." (p. 38) I can think of no better volume to begin with for those commencing a written report of classical Indian art through its myths than this 1. In their telling, they reveal the major teachings of Hinduism and each story'due south meaning as a component of the whole. As explained in the introduction, its "purpose is to fathom the major areas and problems, the ascendant symbols and most meaning features of the arable world of Hindu myth". This it does admirably and is the reason why I keep returning.
Really past default, I was expecting this to be extremely dated orientalist garbage that I would nonetheless find to be an interesting work of scholarship in some regards. Instead, and aside from some exceedingly minor semantic allowances, it'south a deeply genuine, passionate, well-researched, creative, and appropriately-only-not-slavishly reverent exploration of its subjects presented through startlingly strong prose.
I will let it all settle in; and revel in the mighty imagination of the folks who dared to envision the circularity of events and the multiple, disorienting manifestations of that which has 'no other'. Dr. Zimmer, gifted with extraordinary neatness of words, and a scholar of remarkable depth, has my greatest regards.
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April 21, 2016 A volume full of wonder. The retelling of the myths is detailed with restrained but illuminating assay & estimation. This book brings even more life to my readings of the Upanishads and the Bhagavadgita (et al). The descriptions of the plates and artifacts are animated and superbly effective. A must read for anyone curious nearly myths & symbols in Indian art and civilization. From the conclusion: "Now the real treasure, to terminate our misery and trials, is never far away; it is not to be sought in whatsoever distant region; it lies cached in the innermost recess of our own home, that is to say, our own being. And it lies behind the stove, the life-and-warmth giving center of the structure of our existence, our middle of hearts -- if nosotros could only dig." (Heinrich Zimmer) This book gives readers a plethora of tools to kickoff earthworks.
Wow. Okay. Reading Indian myths and symbols enriches my listen and soul, the way a healthy and nutritious meal enriches the body.
The real treasure lies cached in the innermost recess of our own home.
A very good read.
This book is awesome. I am always fascinated by India's rich spiritual heritage. They use some pretty grotesque symbols to convey certain concepts, and the art is sublime. A skillful read.
The work is clear, concise and well-ordered. Information technology really gives you a slice of the pic when information technology comes to the mentality of the people backside this beautiful art and symbolism.
'With the enlargement of perspective every attribute of life shifted value' . Zimmer Read this book as a journey through a philosophical supersystem : of scintillating ideas, a rediscovery of thoughts that reflect through fourth dimension and infinite in the realms of ancient Indian art , philosophy and mythology which then proceeds through an research of that which transcends time and space. Here y'all will travel in the wisdom of aboriginal Indian philosophers conveyed through the poetry of art in stone- sculptures and reliefs ,some more a grand years old to contemplate on the paradox of being , the harmonious union of anatagonistic principles, the philosophy and psychology of 'Maya' - the microcosm and the macrocosm in its total dynamism of growth, decay and destruction. How does ancient Indian philosophy explore those questions that cycle through the dynamic ' Bike of Time'? Who am I? Why am I here? Zimmer wonders 'The two profiles are happening; the universe is happening; the individual is happening. Merely in what sense are they happening? Practise they really happen? How does a civilization view space and time? How does 1 cover the polarities of nature and her enigma ? How is reality represented on various metaphysical planes? Through the personification of philosophical principles in myth and art , we get a glimpse of that infinitude of Infinite and endlessness of Time- a glimpse of the invisible 'Bindu' that Zimmer explores in the book .
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