An illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional symbols /

In nearly 1500 entries, many of them illustrated, the author has documented the history and evolution of symbols from prehistory to our own day. With over 200 illustrations and informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to...

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Main Author:	Cooper, J. C. (Jean C.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Thames and Hudson, [1978], ©1978.
Subjects:	Symbolism > Dictionaries. Signs and symbols > Dictionaries. Signs and symbols. Symbolism. Signs and symbols > Dictionaries Symbolism > Dictionaries Reference works. Dictionaries. Ouvrages de référence.
Summary:	In nearly 1500 entries, many of them illustrated, the author has documented the history and evolution of symbols from prehistory to our own day. With over 200 illustrations and informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceania, 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. -- Publisher's description. 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 Oceania, 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."--Pub. desc.