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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
David Fontana |
ISBN: | 0811838218 9780811838214 1904292259 9781904292258 |
OCLC Number: | 1107759844 |
Description: | 320 pages : illustrations |
Contents: | The Jungian View -- The Archetypes -- Cultural Perspectives -- The Power of Symbols -- Symbols in Prehistory -- Gods and Myths -- Ritual, Magic and Prayer -- Male and Female -- Opposition and Unity -- Cross-currents -- The Uses of Symbols -- Symbols in Art -- The Search for Inner Wisdom -- Dream Symbols -- The World of Symbols -- Shapes and Colours -- Sacred Geometry -- Mandalas and Yantras -- Mazes and Labyrinths -- Numbers and Sounds -- Colours -- Objects -- Royalty, Office and Consecration -- War and Peace -- Musical Instruments -- Knots, Cords and Rings -- Buildings and Monuments -- Animals -- Dragons and Serpents -- Heraldic Beasts -- Dogs, Foxes and Wolves -- Cats -- Birds and Flight -- Fishes and Shells -- Monkeys and Elephants -- Sheep and Goats -- Bulls, Stags and Bears -- Swine -- Lesser Creatures -- Hybrid Creatures -- The Natural World -- Trees -- Flowers and Plants -- Food and Drink -- The Elements -- Rainbows -- Thunder and Lightning -- Day and Night -- Jewels and Precious Metals -- Sun, Moon and Stars -- Human and Spiritual Symbols -- Sex and Fertility -- Body, Youth and Age -- Good and Evil -- Haloes, Masks and Shadows -- Gods and Goddesses -- Witches, Priests and Wizards -- Heaven and Hell -- Symbol Systems -- Occult Systems -- Alchemy -- The Kabbalah -- Astrology -- The Tarot -- Tantra -- The Yijing. |
Responsibility: | David Fontana ; illustrations by Hannah Firmin. |
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