The Continuum Encyclopedia of SymbolsUdo Becker This is a compendium of symbols and their deeper meanings in individual human psychology and civilization. Tracing symbols to their cultural, religious or mythical origins, this encyclopedia explores a wealth of objects and concepts, as well as the hidden meanings that lie beneath their ordinary, outward appearance. Entries range from examples of metaphor and allegory to the symbolic meanings of numbers, letters, astrological and alchemical symbols, as well as an array of abstract concepts that find their tangible expression in the universal language of symbols. |
Contents
Section 1 | 14 |
Section 2 | 27 |
Section 3 | 120 |
Section 4 | 120 |
Section 5 | 120 |
Section 6 | 120 |
Section 7 | 120 |
Section 8 | 120 |
Section 17 | 216 |
Section 18 | 216 |
Section 19 | 216 |
Section 20 | 216 |
Section 21 | 216 |
Section 22 | 216 |
Section 23 | 216 |
Section 24 | 220 |
Section 9 | 120 |
Section 10 | 134 |
Section 11 | 138 |
Section 12 | 151 |
Section 13 | 152 |
Section 14 | 159 |
Section 15 | 180 |
Section 16 | 181 |
Section 25 | 227 |
Section 26 | 235 |
Section 27 | 241 |
Section 28 | 245 |
Section 29 | 293 |
Section 30 | 306 |
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