The Dictionary of Symbols

Posted by jstruan in Book & Lit, Everything Else on August 28, 2007 at 7:19 am


symbols cover

Cool Tools says:


In art, literature, film and life, even the littlest image or reference can open a world of interpretation. This thick encyclopedia, with contributions from scholars in various disciplines, is an excellent guide to the major and more esoteric origins of seemingly everything — from “abracadabra” to “Zodiac.”

Unfortunately, no illustrations inside, just text.

The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols (Dictionary, Penguin)



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4 comments to "The Dictionary of Symbols"

  1. Ali S.
    August 28th, 2007 at 3:32 pm

    Now this is neat since I can use this whenever I’m trying to get some ideas for my little stories and screen writes.

  2. jstruan
    August 28th, 2007 at 6:47 pm

    Send me a line if you buy it, I’d like to hear another review before ordering it.

  3. Ali S.
    August 29th, 2007 at 12:28 am

    Well, I have saved it on my wishlist on Amazon since I don’t have the capital at the moment. :P

  4. pambamboo
    September 1st, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    Aaaaah…what good is a dictionary of symbols without ’symbols’? Gotta have pics. The best book is Barbara G Walker’s “Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols & Sacred Objects” - even though she is rabidly anti male and anti Christian! Next best is Carl G Liungman’s “Dictionary of Symbols” though he has an elaborate ‘group’ system that is confusing. But he also has a web site to make you more confused! I make symbolic jewelry so I use these 2 sources a lot - at least I did until Wiki :)


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