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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols

Author: Jean Chevalier, Alain Gheerbrant and John Buchanan-Brown   Series: Dictionary, Penguin

The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols
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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.

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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.

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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.

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About the Author

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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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
26th September 1996
Edition
1st
Pages
1184
ISBN
9780140512540

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