Christianity and SymbolismFirst published in 1955 and long out of print, this book now appears in paperback for the first time. Its main argument is that while human beings have used symbols through their long historical existence, nowhere is it possible to find any sort of agreed terminology making possible the use of such terms as sign, symbol and sacrament with the assurance that their precise connotations will be recognized and understood. Its aim is to establish such a framework of reference. Since Christianity and Symbolism was first written, general interest in symbolism has, if anything, increased and the interpretation of symbols has become one of the most important exercises in many academic disciplines. But the danger of the loose and arbitrary use of the words symbol, sign and signal, along with their literary cognates simile, analogy and metaphor, still remains. So the need for this important study as an aid to clarification remains also. |
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PREFACE | 7 |
THE SYMBOLISM OF NATURE | 39 |
THE SYMBOLISM OF TIME | 72 |
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action activities analogy ancient animal Aristotle associated baptism become behaviour belong blood body Brahman ceremony Christ Christian Church circumcision civilisation communion context covenant creative Cyril of Jerusalem danger death direction distinction Divine drama elements emotional emphasis environment essential established eternal Eucharist existence experience expression fact faith framework gain God's Greek harmony heavenly Hebrew human imagination important individual interpretation Israel Judaism leader Liturgy living man's mankind Marduk means metaphorical movement myth natural environment Nature offering Old Testament organisation outward particular passover past pattern possible present principle prophet purpose realm recognised Red Sea regarded regular relation relationship religious renewed represent resurrection rhythm rite ritual sacrament sacrifice seal seek seems sense significance social society Spirit supreme symbolic forms symbolise T. S. Eliot Testament things tradition tribes true unconscious universe victim W. H. Auden whole word Yahweh