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Signs of the Zodiac

By Mary Snodgrass

Signs of the Zodiac General education

Signs of the Zodiac

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The zodiacal signs impact art, advertising, literature, history, mythology, psychology, health, and language with their evocative imagery, symbols and scientific and religious lore. This fact-filled reference guide pulls together applications of the zodiacal signs in those fields and others. Each sign is explicated in a separate chapter which discusses its origin and importance in diverse cultures, including its history, artistic applications, traditions, literary and religious interpretations, psychological significance, and application to notable historical and contemporary figures. An organized overview with cross-references and indexing allows the zodiac to be studied from numerous points of view. Artistic representations of each of the 12 houses accompany the text. Introductory chapters on the origins of the zodiacal signs, the historical foundation of astrology, the zodiac in the first millennium A.D., and the zodiac in the arts and sciences provide a thorough overview and comparative examination of the influence of the zodiac in human history and thought. A detailed timeline synchronizes discoveries and development of zodiacal associations and thought around the world. Appendices list planetary correspondences in jewels, metals, herbs, color, flavor, form, shapes, food preferences, and senses, and the symptoms and pathologies associated with birth signs. The work also contains an extensive bibliography and index.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
262
Release Date:
1997-09-30
Publication Date:
1997-09-23
Publisher:
Greenwood
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
03133027660274958236
ISBN13:
9780313302763
Minimum Reading Age:
14
Maximum Reading Age:
14
Weight:
561 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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