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<p>The monograph Introduction to Indian Art presents a preliminary glimpse into the world of Indian art during premodern times. This volume presents how 'art in India' and 'art in the western world' are different entities. This book explains how art in the Indian context has been passed over to different generations and describes how the issues concerning mediocracy and peculiarity of artists changes in art form owing to theological understanding were espressed. Divided into 18 chapters Coomaraswamy covers the history of India from the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. This book touches upon the arts based on different religions and kingdoms that ruled over the Indian subcontinent in ancient and medieval India. These include Aryan Dravidian Vedic preMauryan Mauryan Buddhist postMauryan Puranic Hinduism Kushanas Andhra Gupta Jaina Rajputana Indonesian and other medieval era influences from both northern and southern parts of India. This volume will be of great interest to the scholars researchers and professors in Indian art aesthetics and history as it is a prelude to the scholarly writing made in the Indian art tradition. About the Author Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (22 August 18779 September 1947) is a Ceylonbased metaphysician historian theorist and philosopher of Indian art. He brought the Indian tradition of art into the western world. He was also seen as the bridgemaker between western and Indian art and philosophy as he was much inspired by Hindu and GrecoRoman traditions. His works were influenced by the Traditionalist and Perennial Schools of Philosophy. He authored several books which were based on the traditional arts metaphysics and social criticism. He was also the curator of Indian art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.</p>
