Religion and the performing arts: a critique of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Author :Subramaniam, V.
Keywords :Art and religion
Religion
Art--Religious aspects
Issue Date :1998
Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description :Present paper is about religion and performing arts, Hindu religion and art closely related lots of Hindu sculpture is concerned with gods and their doings, songs pray to gods and glorify them. A pioneer historian of Indian art Ananda k. Coomaraswamy said that art is religion, religion is art not related but the same. Coomaraswamy also argues for a close affinity between theology and aesthetics. He also tried to explain the realtion between organized institutionalized religion and the arts particularly the performing arts, depends on the socio-historical context.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Subramaniam, V.
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1998
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Present paper is about religion and performing arts, Hindu religion and art closely related lots of Hindu sculpture is concerned with gods and their doings, songs pray to gods and glorify them. A pioneer historian of Indian art Ananda k. Coomaraswamy said that art is religion, religion is art not related but the same. Coomaraswamy also argues for a close affinity between theology and aesthetics. He also tried to explain the realtion between organized institutionalized religion and the arts particularly the performing arts, depends on the socio-historical context.
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