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.
Paperback
Age range: + years old
Publication Date: 26/05/2005
Over 20,000 copies of Penguin edition sold since 1996.
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.
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.
- ISBN:
- 9780140512540
- 9780140512540
- Category:
- Mind
- Age range:
- + years old
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 26-05-2005
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Edition:
- 2nd Edition
- Pages:
- 1184
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198x129x50mm
- Weight:
- 0.8kg
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