Reverse Symbolism Dictionary
Symbols Listed by Subject, 2d ed.Second Edition$95.00
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About the Book
The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for “hell” is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.
About the Author(s)
Praise for the Book
Reviews of the first edition:
• “Will help students, researchers and writers discover how things have been represented or symbolized”—Booklist
• “Has no equivalent”—Choice
Bibliographic Details
Steven Olderr
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 323
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2022
pISBN: 978-1-4766-8923-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-4669-5
Imprint: McFarland
