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ISBN: 9780140512540 - The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols
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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols

John Buchanan-Brown, Jean Chevalier, Alain Gheerbrant
Chevalier, Jean, Gheerbrant, Alain

ISBN: 9780140512540
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: New edition


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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.

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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.
 
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