The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols (Dictionary, Penguin) - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140512543 ISBN 13: 9780140512540

Verlag: Penguin, 1996

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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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Jean Chevalier was a university lecturer in philosophy and theology before working for UNESCO. He subsequently devoted himself to writing and research, publishing many works on religion and spirituality. He died in 1993.

Alain Gheerbrant is a well-known poet and travel-writer, living in Paris.

John Buchanan-Brown is a long-established and gifted translator of French books.

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140512543
• ISBN 13: 9780140512540
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1184
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: SC; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/; ; CL MODESTO LAFUENTE 41; Madrid; Madrid; Spanien