An illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional symbols / J. C. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, J. C. (Jean C.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symbolism--Encyclopedias.

Symbolism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2012.

Summary:

People all over the world have always used symbols to express and communicate the things that mean most to them. From a country's flag, which can signify more than patriotism, to a charm bracelet, with its "portable memories," symbolism takes various forms. Familiarity with symbolism opens up levels of understanding most of us have probably never been aware of. Why, for instance, do we share a secret with the words "a little bird told me?" What is it about a horseshoe that, in the right circumstances, brings luck? Why a horse's shoe? How old is the swastika, and where has it been used as a symbol (and what was Jung getting at when he said the Nazis used it "backwards")?

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780500770900

0500770905