The primal force in symbol
Subtitle: understanding the language of higher consciousness
By: René Alleau ; translated by Ariel Godwin.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594772498
Subjects: Symbolism
Work titles: Science des symbols.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Questions of the symbol; title: Origin and semantics of the word symbol; title: Sign and symbol; title: Analogy; title: The experiential origins of the analogical process; title: The logic of analogy; title: The syntheme; title: The synthematic function of symbolism; title: Allegory; title: The allegorical function of symbolism; title: Apologue, fable, and parable; title: Device and emblem; title: Allegory and iconology; title: The type; title: The typological function of symbolism; title: The divination and symbolic interpretation of the cosmos; title: Myth and rite; title: The bourgeois philosophy of the symbol; title: Appendices: Contemporary research in the realm of the interdisciplinary; title: Study of symbolism; title: A letter from Ms. Claire LeJeune concerning the history of the journal cahiers; title: Internationaux de symbolisme; title: General symbology and the exploration of the imaginary; title: "The universe of symbol" by Gilbert Durand.