The illustrated sourcebook of signs & symbols : a fascinating directory of more than 1200 visual images, with an expert analysis of their history and meaning
O'Connell, Mark (Psychologist)2013
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Total copies: 1
Signs and symbols are a fundamental part of the way we communicate. This book explores the iconography and symbolism that connect them all, including cave paintings of the circle and the square, the signs of the zodiac and modern computer iconography. It has an extensive directory of hundreds of individual graphics, from astrological signs to symbols from around the world, such as a pentagram, a dove and the Chinese sign of yin yang.Reference dictionaries.
Main title:
Author:
O'Connell, Mark (Psychologist), authorAirey, Raje, author
Imprint:
Wigston, Leicestershire : Lorenz Books, [2013]©2013.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Previously published as part of a larger volume: The illustrated encyclopedia of signs & symbols.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Signs of Life -- Ancient Symbols -- Primordial Beginnings -- The Cradle of Civilization -- Ancient Egypt -- The Classical Age -- Pagan Europe -- The Middle East -- Tribal Africa -- South and South-east Asia -- Oceanic Traditions -- Central and South America -- Native North Americans -- Arctic Traditions -- Symbols of Spirituality -- Shamanism -- Taoism -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Judaism -- Christianity -- Islam -- Symbols and the Mind -- Freud and Jung -- Archetypal Symbols -- Process-oriented Psychology -- The Symbolic Life Path -- Dream Symbolism -- Symbols in Synchronicity -- Symbolism in Society -- Meaning and Connection -- Roles and Relationships -- Taboos -- Group Identity -- Traditional Storytelling -- Art -- Advertising -- Symbolism and Science -- Directory of Signs.
ISBN:
9780754827283
Dewey class:
302.2223
Language:
English
BRN:
364547