The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects

Barbara G. Walker

Pandora, 1995 - Signs and symbols - 563 pages

A guide to the history and mythology of female-related symbols. The book provides both visual and textual studies of sacred and esoteric symbols including magical, sexual, holy, philosophical, ritualistic, natural and supernatural ideas and objects.

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User Review  - Czrbr - LibraryThing

Book Description: Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 1988. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over " - " tall. Inside pages are clean, unmarked and tight. Believe to be first edition, nothing to indicate otherwise.

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User Review  - beau.p.laurence - LibraryThing

good reference book -- includes things not normally in dictionaries related to feminist symbols

Contents

• LONG MOTIFS 19 Cross Mary Morris Square Nandyavarta: 2
• UTCHAT POPPET: 7
• SUPERNATURALS 229 Position Mouth Navel Palm Phallus: 10
• MISTLETOE: 18
• Plants: 51
• Fate Furka Love Charm Mannaz Cinquefoil Double Furka Double: 78
• INSECTS 413: 85
• SACRED OBJECTS 79 8 RITUALS 165: 104
• SECULARSACRED OBJECTS 115 Hermetic Cross HokmahHoly Ghost: 153
• Shield Shoe Tarot Cards Thread: 162
• FLOWERS 421: 288
• PLANTS: 437
• Arum Ayahuasca Belladonna Bulrush: 447
• Monkshood Mugwort Myrtle Oleander: 456
• 1: 520
• INDEX: 537

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects
• Author: Barbara G. Walker
• Illustrated by: Barbara G. Walker
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Pandora, 1995
• ISBN: 0044409532, 9780044409533
• Length: 563 pages