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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols by J. C. Cooper (Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Excellent condition”
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Features
- Illustrated
- Genre
- Symbols
- Topic
- Books
- ISBN
- 9780500271254
- Publication Year
- 1979
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols
- Item Height
- 241mm
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson LTD
- Item Width
- 159mm
- Item Weight
- 590g
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Product Information
People all over the world have always used symbols to express and communicate the things that mean most to them. From a country's flag, which can signify more than patriotism, to a charm bracelet, with its 'portable memories', symbolism takes various forms. Familiarity with symbolism opens up levels of understanding most of us have probably never been aware of. Why, for instance, do we share a secret with the words 'a little bird told me'? What is it about a horseshoe that, in the right circumstances, brings luck? Why a horse's shoe? How old is the swastika, and where has it been used as a symbol (and what was Jung getting at when he said the Nazi's used it 'backwards')? 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. Lively, informative and often ironic, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquios 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-13
9780500271254
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92141029
Product Key Features
Book Title
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1979
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
241mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
590g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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