Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism |
Contents
FOREWORD | 9 |
SYMBOLISM of the centre | 27 |
INDIAN SYMBOLISMS OF TIME and ETERNITY | 57 |
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1817 LIBRARIES ancient Andersson aquatic archaic societies archaic symbolism Atharva Veda baptism become Beirnaert binding bonds Brahmā Brahman Buddha Centre ceremonies Chamanisme Christ Christian Comparative Religion complex Cosmic Tree cosmological Cosmos creation culture death demons divine dreams Dumézil earth Eternal Return existence fact Freud function funerary gods Heaven Hell hierophany historian history of religions human ibid important Indian Indo-European Indra initiation instance kali yuga knots krita yuga ladder live magical mahāyuga mandala manifests Māyā means metaphysical MICHIGAN moon moreover mystical mythical mythology myths and symbols Nārada Nirrti oyster Paradise paradisiac paradoxical Patterns in Comparative pearl plane prehistoric present primitive primordial profane psychologists realised reality religious resurrection revealed Rig Veda rites ritual sacred salvation shaman shells situation soul spiritual structure symbolises techniques texts things totemic tradition transcend understand universal unreality Upanishad Varuna Veda Vedic Vishnu Vritra Yoga yogin yuga