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The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Laird Scranton
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-24 - Publisher: Inner Traditions

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Reconstructs a theoretic parent cosmology that underlies ancient religion • Shows how this parent cosmology provided the conceptual origins of written languag
The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Laird Scranton
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-24 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Reconstructs a theoretic parent cosmology that underlies ancient religion • Shows how this parent cosmology provided the conceptual origins of written languag
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Laird Scranton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-10-12 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symb
Images and Symbols
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Mircea Eliade
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-06-25 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought
China’s Cosmological Prehistory
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Laird Scranton
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-22 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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An examination of the earliest creation traditions and symbols of China and their similarities to those of other ancient cultures • Reveals the deep parallels