عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
BF458 .F56 1994
BF458
.
F56
1994
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0811804623
(Number (ISBN
0811804895
(Number (ISBN
9780811804622
(Number (ISBN
9780811804899
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b798567
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The secret language of symbols :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a visual key to symbols and their meanings /
First Statement of Responsibility
by David Fontana.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
San Francisco :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Chronicle Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
192 pages :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Explores the web of culture, history, and psychology behind symbols and symbol systems.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Secret language of symbols.
Title
Secret language of symbols.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Symbolism (Psychology)
Symbolism-- History.
Symbolism (Psychology)
Symbolism.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
302
.
2/22
Edition
20
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
BF458
Book number
.
F56
1994
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Fontana, David.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207110644.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
