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Ananda Coomaraswamy
Sri Lankan Tamil metaphysician (1877–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy (Tamil: ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, Āṉanta Kentiś Muthū 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.[1] In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West".[2]
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Born | (1877-08-22)22 August 1877 |
Died | 9 September 1947(1947-09-09) (aged 70) Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | British Ceylonese American |
Notable work | The Dance of Shiva (1918), Hinduism and Buddhism (1943) |
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Era | Modern philosophy 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Indian philosophy Western philosophy |
School | Perennialism Traditionalist School |
Main interests | Metaphysics, philosophy of art, history |
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