This is a companion volume to Olderr's Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary. The earlier dictionary was arranged by symbol and told what the meanings were. The present work goes the other way (but it is not simply a refiguring of the data). It presents ideas, situations or objects (ancient to modern), and gives the appropriate symbols (allusions, associations, attributes, or emblems).
Some examples are: one of the symbols for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is symbolized by the gemstone amber. Literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult, psychological, and biblical usages are included.

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Looking for symbols representing conflict? Cunning? Energy? God? Justice? Love? Poison? This dictionary, keyed to compiler Olderr's Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (McFarland, 1986), lists approximately 5000 such topics and then graphically identifies symbols for them, e.g., symbols for poison include the radish, rattlesnake, and skull and crossbones. The symbols derive from philosophy, art, literature, religion, dreams, flowers, and heraldry, to name a few. Regrettably, Olderr does not include illustrations, nor does he cite historical sources for each symbol--but he does note other symbolism dictionaries in the book's foreword. For larger collections only.
- Ken Kister, author of "Best Encyclopedias," Tampa, Fla.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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