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" The secret language of symbols : "
by David Fontana.
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BL
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1044197
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b798567
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| Main Entry
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Fontana, David.
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| Title & Author
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The secret language of symbols : : a visual key to symbols and their meanings /\ by David Fontana.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Chronicle Books,, 1994.
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192 pages :: color illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0811804623
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: 0811804895
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: 9780811804622
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: 9780811804899
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Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.
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| Contents
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The Jungian view -- The archetypes -- Cultural perspectives -- The power of symbols -- Symbols in prehistory -- Gods and myths -- Ritual, magic and prayer -- Male and female -- Opposition and unity -- Cross-currents -- The uses of symbols -- Symbols in art -- The search for inner wisdom -- Dream symbols -- The world of symbols: a visual directory -- Shapes and colours -- Sacred geometry -- Mandalas and yantras -- Mazes and labyrinths -- Numbers and sounds -- Colours -- Objects -- Royalty, office and consecration -- War and peace -- Musical instruments -- Knots, cords and rings -- Buildings and monuments -- Animals -- Dragons and serpents -- Heraldic beasts -- Dogs and wolves -- Cats -- Birds and flight -- Fishes and shells -- Monkeys and elephants -- Sheep and goats -- Bulls, stags and bears -- Swine -- Lesser creatures -- Hybrid creatures -- The natural world -- Trees -- Flowers and plants -- Food and drink -- The elements -- Air -- Fire -- Water -- Earth -- Rainbows -- Thunder and lightning -- Day and night -- Jewels and precious metals -- Sun, moon and stars -- Human and spiritual symbols -- Sex and fertility -- Body, youth and age -- Good and evil -- Haloes, masks and shadows -- Gods and goddesses -- Witches, priests and wizards -- Heaven and hell -- Symbol systems -- Occult systems -- Alchemy -- The Kabbalah -- Astrology -- The tarot -- Tantra -- Chakras -- I Ching.
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| Abstract
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Explores the web of culture, history, and psychology behind symbols and symbol systems.
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Symbolism (Psychology)
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Symbolism-- History.
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Symbolism (Psychology)
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Symbolism.
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| Dewey Classification
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302.2/22
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BF458.F56 1994
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