The Indian Craftsman

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

110 Seiten

2023
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
978-81-19139-09-5 (ISBN)

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Coomaraswamy also analyses the role of guilds and craftsmanship found in India and Ceylon. He also covers the training given to craftsmen to develop their skills, and artwork to avoid a surplus and deficit workforce.

The role of a craftsman in India from times memorial was significant to display the grandeur and patronage shown by the feudal masters. This concise volume by Coomaraswamy describes the socio-economic, metaphysical, and supernatural aspects of the Indian guild community from the antiquity period. The present work discusses the three categories of craftsmen – countryside, town, and palace-cum-temple to describe the activities and conditions of Indian guilds. He covers the post-Vedic and Epic era from the time of sage Manu, the author of Manusmriti and classical Hindu epics like Ramayana, and mentions the presence of guild communities and craftsmanship from the Jatakas, and also in Abul Fazl's Ain-i-Akbari. The present work reflects the issues of casteism, religion, and quality standards practiced by guild communities and how guilds were organized as per the societal norms in the past.

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (22 August 1877–9 September 1947) is a Ceylon-based metaphysician, historian, theorist, and philosopher of Indian art. He brought the Indian tradition of art into the western world.

Foreword Vii
1. The Village Craftsman 1
2. The Craft Guilds Of The Great Cities 5
3. The Feudal Craftsman In India And Ceylon 14
4. Standard And Regulation 37
5. Religious Ideas In Craftsmanship 43
6. Education 54
Appendices
1. Sir George Birdwood on the Indian Village Potter 65
2. Sir George Birdwood on Machinery and Handicraft in India 68
3. William Morris on Commercial War 71
4. E.B. Have11 on Craftsman and Cultui:e 72
5. E.B. Havel] on the Official Suppression of Indian Craftsmanship at the Present Day 73
6. Lafcadio Hearn on Craft Gods in Japan 75
7. Lafcadio Hearn on Craft Guilds in Japan 77
8. Sir Marco Polo on Craft Guilds in China 79
9. Bhikku P.C. Jinavaravamsa on Craftsman in Siam 81
10. Municipal Institutions in Ancient India 87
Bibliography 89
Index 91

Erscheinungsdatum	10.10.2023
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
ISBN-10	81-19139-09-7 / 8119139097
ISBN-13	978-81-19139-09-5 / 9788119139095
Zustand	Neuware