A Dictionary of Symbols (Penguin Dictionaries)
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A Dictionary of Symbols (Penguin Dictionaries)
by Authors:
Jean Chevalier , Alain Gheerbrant , John Buchanan-Brown
Released: 01 March, 1997
ISBN: 0140512543
Paperback
Sales Rank: 38,180
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Customer Review #1:
 Bad publisher
I saw this book in the Spanish translation, a real encyclopedia full of graphics, alkaline paper, and hardback. Amazon sells this one ....
This version in English is austere, printed on newspaper bad quality paper- the ink stains fingers, the pages rip as you turn them.
This ... quality does a disservice to the authors, who have spent their lives compending this fabulous work.
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Customer Review #2:
 Best esoteric symbol interpretation I have seen
I have about a dozen symbol books... most of the classics. This one is the best for interpreting those strange symbols in your dreams, daydreams, etc. It is not the shallow stupid interpretations "you are going on a journey..." stuff, but true archetypical and esoteric interpretations.
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Customer Review #3:
 Dictionary for Thinkers
This is a thinkers dictionary, not a guide to road signs and icons. The editors took the trouble to recruit symbol experts from many different professions, ranging from the paranormal to the skeptical academic. The result is a dictionary with entries that have more depth than the usual "quick hits" that other symbolism dictionaries give you. Chevalier is not afraid to give contradictory or contrasting meanings of icons. (He is not a universalist, but a relativist.) He is usually careful to identify the culture in which a particular meaning is given. I keep this in easy reach on my bookshelf, reminding myself, however, that no dictionary on this subject can possibly cover all the meanings a symbol may have. It is worth having around.
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