Images and Symbols

Author: Mircea Eliade
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691238340
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

Images and Symbols

Author: Mircea Eliade
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691020686
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 196

The Book of Symbols

Author: Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
ISBN: 9783836514484
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 807

Book Description
Offers photograph illustrations and essays on numerous symbols and symbolic imagery, exploring their archetypal meanings as well as cultural and historical context for how different groups have interpreted them.

Dream Images and Symbols

Author: Kevin J. Todeschi
Publisher: Are Press
ISBN: 9780876044889
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
This book breaks new ground. Building upon the very best that is currently available in the fields of interpretation and imagery, it contains more than 2,500 dream images and symbols plus 10,000 interpretations. Includes creative imagery, personal visualization, self-discovery exercises, and personal, cultural, and archetypal symbols. Regardless of your level of expertise or previous knowledge, this book provides to individuals from all walks of life an exciting excursion into the world of symbolism.

Nature and Its Symbols

Author: Lucia Impelluso
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892367726
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
"The Guide to Imagery series introduces readers to important visual vocabulary of Western art."--Back cover.

Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery

Author: Ad de Vries
Publisher: Amsterdam ; London : North-Holland Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 540

Book Description

Symbols + Images + Codes

Author: Pamela Jaye Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781932907742
Category : Symbolism in mass media
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Explanations from myth, history, and media give you a working knowledge of the secret symbolic language used in media.

Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling

Author: William Stewart
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 9781853023514
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 438

Book Description
This A-Z analyzes and explains numerous symbols and images and makes them specific to their use in counselling. Many are developed by the addition of possible psychological interpretations. The categorization of the schematic structure of the symbols aims to provide an easy reference.

Signs and Symbols

Author: Adrian Frutiger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.

Signs & Symbols in Christian Art

Author: George Ferguson
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195014327
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.