{"product_id":"an-illustrated-encyclopaedia-of-traditional-symbols-9780500271254","title":"An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols","description":"With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Tantra, the cult of Cybele and the Great Goddess, the Pre-Columbian religions of the Western Hemisphere and the Voodoo cults of Brazil and West Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooper, J. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJean C. Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-1999) was born in China where she spent much of her childhood. Informed by the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy, she wrote and lectured extensively on the subjects of philosophy, comparative religion, and symbolism. He other books include \u003cem\u003eTaoism, the Way of the Mystic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYin and Yang\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChinese Alchemy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFairy Tales: Allegories of the Inner Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSymbolism, the Universal Language\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSymbolic and Mythological Animals\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566022463762,"sku":"9780500271254","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3419fdec-9b9d-4548-90e6-e2d23db6c2d3.jpg?v=1731889980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-illustrated-encyclopaedia-of-traditional-symbols-9780500271254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}