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Title:

1000 symbols

Author:

Shepherd, Rowena.

ISBN:

9780500283516

Personal Author:

Shepherd, Rowena.

Publication Information:

New York : Thames & Hudson, 2002.

Physical Description:

352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Heaven and earth -- Characters and people -- The body and actions -- Living creatures -- Mythical beasts -- Flowers, plants and trees -- Objects and artefacts -- Abstracts.

Abstract:

"Symbols are an international language, but that language is far from universal. Different symbols mean radically different things in different contexts - a cross, a crane and a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbols offers a comprehensive dictionary of symbols, placing each one in its historical and cultural context."--Jacket.

Subject Term:

Symbolism (Psychology) -- Dictionaries.

Added Author:

Shepherd, Rupert.

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Symbols are often identified as an international language and, to some extent, they are. But that language is far from universal. Different symbols can mean radically different things in different contexts - a cross, a crane or a swastika could each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian or a student of the occult, for example, and none of those meanings would be quite the same.

1000 Symbols offers you a full explanation: an introductory alphabetical index is followed by groupings of related symbols, every one with an extended definition of its history and its cross-cultural meanings. Whether you are baffled by the relevance of the winged staff held by Mercury in a classical painting, or wonder why the Hebrew menorah has seven branches, this comprehensive reference dictionary will give you the information you're looking for, and place the explanation in both its historical and cultural contexts.