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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols by Jean Chevalier Publisher Comments This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn from a variety of scholarly backgrounds—including anthropology, ethnology, psychotherapy and art... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols by J C Cooper Publisher Comments With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Signs, Symbols and Ciphers (Discoveries) by Georges Jean Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Dictionary of Symbols by J E Cirlot Publisher Comments A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. Alphabetical entries clarify essential meanings of each symbol, as drawn from religion,... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wonders of the Air by Tamra Andrews Publisher Comments This second book in a four-book series exploring the elements, Wonders of Nature: Natural Phenomena in Science and Myth, looks at the wonder of air from both a scientific and mythical perspective. Intended for teachers and librarians to use with students... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $28.40 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Secret Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols Their Meanings by David Fontana Publisher Comments This credible, highly readable, and vividly illustrated encyclopedic volume traces the origins and evolution of hundreds of symbols and symbol systems that have impacted human culture, history, art, and psychology since the dawn of time. From the I Ching... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Myths & Legends: Stories Gods Heroes Monsters by Philip Wilkinson Publisher Comments Explore the world’s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from generation to generation From the heroes of Ancient Greece to The Dreaming of Australian aborigines, here are the myths that,... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Continuum encyclopedia of symbols by Udo Becker Book News Annotation Short articles suggest the significance that literature, religion, mythology, and psychology have attributed to such symbols as the apple, fire, hexagons, the phoenix, and yeast. Perhaps of interest to amateurs interpreting dreams or mystical... (read more) List Price $39.50 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Don't Know Much about Mythology: Everything You Need to Know about the Greatest Stories in Human History But Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...) by Kenneth C. Davis Publisher Comments The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythology It has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't... (read more) List Price $24.75 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Dictionary of Symbolism: Cultural Icons and the Meanings Behind Them by Hans Biedermann Publisher Comments This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cottrell Publisher Comments A Dictionary of World Mythology presents the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents together in one fascinating volume.... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Superstitions by Richard Webster Synopsis Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles? Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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1001 Symbols by Jack Tresidder Publisher Comments Pleasingly chunky and vibrantly colorful, this pocket-sized compendium covers iconography from around the world and is perfect for travel and museum outings. Author Jack Tresidder examines common imagery in art, religion, and literature, revealing hidden... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of Humankind by Anthony Stevens Book News Annotation Considering symbols "living entities with a life-cycle of their own" (that is, their meanings evolve rather than remain fixed), Stevens (a Jungian analyst and psychiatrist) begins this reference by exploring the origins, psychology, and use of symbols.... (read more) List Price $70.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Dictionary of Symbols by Carl G Liungman Publisher Comments From early cave drawings to modern corporate logos, graphic symbols have been used to convey meanings both tangible and abstract. In this unique dictionary, Carl G. Liungman puts approximately 2,500 Western graphic symbols at your fingertips. Each entry... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Signs & Symbols by Dk Publishing Publisher Comments Why is a flag at half-mast a symbol of mourning? Why do brides in the West traditionally wear white, while Asian cultures associate this color with death? Discover answers to these and other mystifying questions in Signs & Symbols, a fully-illustrated... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel Publisher Comments From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia of gods :over 2,500 deities of the world by Michael Jordan Publisher Comments Encyclopedia of Gods offers concise information on more than 2,500 deities worshipped around the world and throughout history, from the most ancient gods of polytheistic societies -- to the most contemporary gods of the major monotheistic religions. Each... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Field Guide to Luck: How to Use and Interpret Charms, Signs, and Superstitions by Alys R Yablom Publisher Comments Take Control of Your Destiny! From the good luck provided by shamrocks, rabbits’s feet, and horseshoes to the misfortune caused by broken mirrors, black cats, and umbrellas opened indoors, our lives are filled with signs and superstitions... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dictionary of World Myth by Peter Bently Publisher Comments Truly global in scope, The Dictionary of World Myth is a scholarly, yet highly accessible ready reference to all of the places, figures, and stories from every major mythological tradition on earth. The entries are enhanced by more than 200 reproductions... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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