Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject, 2d ed.

Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject, 2d ed.
ISBN-10
1476689237
ISBN-13
9781476689234
Category
Reference
Pages
358
Language
English
Published
2022-01-30
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Steven Olderr

Description

The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.

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