The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols - Becker, Udo

Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; This is a definitive compendium of symbols and their deeper meanings in individual human psychology and civilization. With over  1,500  entries and more than 800 illustrations (a number in full colour), this encyclopedia is an indispensable reference tool for all those who search for the deeper significance lying within everyday things. Tracing symbols to their cultural, religious, or mythological origins, this book explores a wealth of objects and concepts, and the hidden or encoded meaning that lies concealed beneath their ordinary, outward appearance. Entries range from examples of metaphor and allegory to the symbolic meanings of numbers, letters, astrological and alchemical characters, as well as a rich array of abstract concepts that find their tangible expression in the universal language of symbols.
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Hardcover
Continuum Intl Pub Group
1996
New York, NY