The Penguin Dictionary Of Symbols

Author : Jean Chevalier,Alain Gheerbrant
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780140512540

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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols by Jean Chevalier,Alain Gheerbrant Pdf

This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn from a variety of scholarly backgrounds—including anthropology, ethnology, psychotherapy and art history. This diversity of approach is responsible for the book's unique character, a reflection of the multiplicity of symbols and signs and the phenomenal range of possible interpretations they offer. This book draws together folklore, literary and artistic sources, and focuses on the symbolic dimension of every colour, number, sound, gesture, expression or character trait that has benefitted from symbolic interpretation. The conscious and unconscious minds are explored, desire and dreams are treated alongside the known and the chronicled. Extraordinary in its range and eclecticism, this dictionary was originally published in French as the Dictionnaire des Symboles, and it is regarded as the standard work on the subject.

Author : J. E. Cirlot
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781504085656

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A Dictionary of Symbols by J. E. Cirlot Pdf

This classic encyclopedia of symbols by the renowned Spanish poet illuminates the imagery of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art. J. E. Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature—a reference book that is as indispensable as it is brilliant and learned. Cirlot was a composer, poet, critic, and champion of modern art whose interest in surrealism helped introduce him to the study of symbolism. This volume explores the space between the world at large and the world within, where nothing is meaningless, and everything is in some way related to something else. Running from “abandonment” to “zone” by way of “flute” and “whip,” spanning the cultures of the world, and including a wealth of visual images to further bring the reality of the symbol home, A Dictionary of Symbols is a luminous and illuminating investigation of the works of eternity in time.

Author : Jack Tresidder
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1973928922

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The Complete Dictionary of Symbols by Jack Tresidder Pdf

The Complete Dictionary of SymbolsBy Jack Tresidder

Author : Hans Biedermann
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780452011182

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Dictionary of Symbolism by Hans Biedermann Pdf

This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.

Author : James Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429979569

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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art by James Hall Pdf

"A Companion volume to James Hall’s perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text. There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."

Author : Ad de Vries
Publisher : Amsterdam ; London : North-Holland Publishing Company
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015004352327

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Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery by Ad de Vries Pdf

Author : Udo Becker
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0826412211

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The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols by Udo Becker Pdf

An alphabetical reference with more than 1,500 entries that trace symbols to their cultural, religious, or mythological origins, and explain the hidden or encoded meaning that lies concealed beneath objects' and concepts' ordinary, outward appearance.

Author : Steven Olderr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781476646695

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Reverse Symbolism Dictionary by Steven Olderr Pdf

The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.

Author : Joshua Whitehead
Publisher : Random House
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735278882

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Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The boundary- and genre-bending non-fiction collection from the Giller-longlisted, GG-shortlisted and Canada Reads– winning author of Jonny Appleseed. “The land and its elements are my aunties calling me home, into that centre point which is a nowhere, by which I mean a place that English has no words for, is an everywhere, is a bingo hall, is a fourth plane, is an ocean.” Making Love with the Land is a startling, challenging, uncompromising look at what it means to live as an Indigenous person “in the rupture” between identities. In these ten unique, heart-piercing non-fiction pieces, award-winning writer Joshua Whitehead illuminates the com­plex moment we’re living through now, in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are navigating new and old ideas about “the land.” He asks: What is our relationship and responsi­bility towards it? And how has the land shaped ideas, histories, words, our very bodies? Intellectually thrilling and emotionally captivat­ing, this book is a love song for the world—and for the library of stories to be found where body meets land, waiting to be unearthed and summoned into word.

Author : Joseph Piercy
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781782430735

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Symbols by Joseph Piercy Pdf

Symbols: A Universal Language looks at the story behind the world's most famous symbols, from the peace sign to the smiley. It shows just how much importance has been attached to the smallest and simplest of ideas and features over 40 of the most significant symbols from religion, politics and popular culture down the centuries. Did you know that 15% of all tweets on twitter contain the hash tag symbol? That's over 41 million uses of # each day. Or that the 'smiley face' originated in Massachusetts in the 1960s? This fascinating book highlights the roles symbols have played throughout history and how they have shaped our understanding of the world.

Author : Barbara G. Walker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 2626 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780062288875

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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects by Barbara G. Walker Pdf

This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more Introductory essays for each section 753 entries and 636 illustrations Alphabetical index for easy reference Three-Rayed Sun The sun suspended in heaven by three powers, perhaps the Triple Goddess who gave birth to it (see Three-Way Motifs). Corn Dolly An embodiment of the harvest to be set in the center of the harvest dance, or fed to the cattle to `make them thrive year round' (see Secular-Sacred Objects). Tongue In Asia, the extended tongue was a sign of life-force as the tongue between the lips imitated the sacred lingam-yoni: male within female genital. Sticking out the tongue is still a polite sign of greeting in northern India and Tibet (see Body Parts). Cosmic Egg In ancient times the primeval universe-or the Great Mother-took the form of an egg. It carried all numbers and letters within an ellipse, to show that everything is contained within one form at the beginning (see Round and Oval Motifs).

Author : Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
Publisher : Taschen America Llc
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 3836514486

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The Book of Symbols by Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism Pdf

Offers photograph illustrations and essays on numerous symbols and symbolic imagery, exploring their archetypal meanings as well as cultural and historical context for how different groups have interpreted them.

Author : D.R. McElroy
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781577151869

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Signs & Symbols of the World by D.R. McElroy Pdf

This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol ∞ originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was it applied daily in book publishing? And what is the full story behind that staring eye on top of the pyramid on our American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains. Find within: More than 1,000 illustrations An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colors, plants, food, parts of the body, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures Historical facts culled from a wide variety of sources Learn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history.

Author : J. C. Cooper
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1987-03-17
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780500770917

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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols by J. C. Cooper Pdf

In nearly 1500 entries, many of them strikingly and often surprisingly illustrated, J. C. Cooper has documented the history and evolution of symbols from prehistory to our own day. With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Tantra, the cult of Cybele and the Great Goddess, the Pre-Columbian religions of the Western Hemisphere and the Voodoo cults of Brazil and West Africa.

Author : Michael Ferber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521591287

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A Dictionary of Literary Symbols by Michael Ferber Pdf

This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than "universal" pyschological archetypes, myths or esoterica. Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred main entries clearly explaining and illustrating the literary symbols that we all encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), along with hundreds of cross-references and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures. Its informed style and rich references will make this book an essential tool not only for literary and classical scholars, but for all students of literature.