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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols

Paperback • 1987 • English

An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols

By J.C. Cooper

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About the book

In nearly 1500 entries, many of them strickingly and often surprisingly illustrated, J.C. Cooper has documented the history and evolution of symbols from pre-history to our own day. Lively, informative and often ironic, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Artic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceania, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Tantra, the ancient cult of Cybele and the great Goddess, the Pre-Columb...Show more

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ISBN

9780500271254

Publisher

Thames Hudson Ltd

Published year

1987

Language

English

Original title

An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols

Format

Paperback

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