Coomaraswamy Ananda K. Guardians of the Sundoor: Late Iconographic Essays

Fons Vitae, 2004. — 176 p.Coomaraswamy's final un-published essays, including: The Iconography of Sagittarius, Philo's Doctrine of the Cherubim, Concerning Sphinxes, and The Concept of Ether in Greek and Indian Cosmology, are complemented by the author's own illustrations from his personal archives.Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877 - 1947) was a philosopher, historian and a patron of Indian art and culture. He introduced the essence of ancient Indian art and its principles to the Western world through a number of books and articles. His lifes work was dedicated to metaphysics and symbolism, and he is regarded as one of the founders of the Perennialism movement.