Short description
This is a comprehensive dictionary of symbols - of myths, dreams, colours, numbers, images, story archetypes, plants and animals - whether religious, Freudian, artistic or magical, from the Ancient World, India, China, Japan and the West.
Long description
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.