An imagined likeness of Ananda Coomaraswamy, drawn from contemporary accounts and later engravings.
Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy (Tamil: ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, Āṉanta Kumāracuvāmi; Sinhala: ආනන්ද කුමාරස්වාමි Ānanda Kumārasvāmī; 22 August 1877 − 9 September 1947) was a Ceylonese metaphysician, historian and a philosopher of Indian art who was an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. He has been described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West".
“Metaphysics” — a single phrase that gathers the spirit of the work.
Principal Contributions
- 01.MetaphysicsA concept central to Ananda's thought.
- 02.philosophy of artA concept central to Ananda's thought.
- 03.historyA concept central to Ananda's thought.