TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fawcett,Thomas
TI  - The Symbolic language of religion:an introductory study
AV  - BL 65 .F39
PY  - 1970///
CY  - London
PB  - SCM
KW  - Religion and language
KW  - Symbolism
N1  - Bibliographical references included in " Notes" after each chapter; Contents; pt. 1 Forms of symbolic language; Sign-language; Symbols; Allegories and parables; Similes, metaphors and analogy; Models; Myths; pt. 2 Mythological models and the sacral society; Cosmological symbolism in the myths; Symbolic architecture; Symbolism and social structure; pt. 3 Development and the great religions; Symbolism and religious experience; Classic revelations; The Hebrews and their history; Types and anitypes; pt. 4 The erosion of symbolism in Western thought; The ontological models of philosophy; The desecralization of the world; The contemporary crisis
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