THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS

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Symbols are central to literature, religion and national identity, but they are also at the heart of our inner dream worlds, a potent source of insight into our unconscious minds. This remarkable dictionary explores the huge variety of interpretations - spiritual and sexual, official and subversive, analytical and emotional - different cultures have given to the fundamental symbols of humankind. Compiled by an international team of experts, from theologians and psychotherapists to astrologers and classicists. Explains the rich symbolism of animals, birds, fish, plants and legendary creatures, from bats to centaurs and dolphins. Gives meanings that have become attached to colours, instruments, numbers, precious stones and parts of the body. Includes articles on seminal symbols including the Cross and the Crossroads, the Serpent and the Sphere. Covers central figures from the Bible, antiquity and Eastern and Western mythologies. (from the publisher)