Description
| Product ID: | 9780140512540 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols |
| Authors: | Author: Alain Gheerbrant, John Buchanan-Brown, Jean Chevalier |
| Page Count: | 1184 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, Anthropology, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Anthropology, Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A dictionary that explores the symbols which abound in literature, religion, national identity and are found at the heart of our dreams and sub-conscious. It includes entries that give its interpretations - sexual and spiritual, official and subversive, cultural and religious - to bring meaning and insight to the symbol. This is a remarkable dictionary, exploring the vast and various symbols which abound in literature, religion, national identity and are found at the very heart of our dreams and sub-conscious. Compiled by an international team of experts, each entry is given its complete range of interpretations - sexual and spiritual, official and subversive, cultural and religious - to bring meaning and insight to the symbol. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-09-26 |
