TY  - BOOK
AU  - Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
AU  - Elder, George R
TI  - An encyclopedia of archetypal symbolism: v.2 The body
SN  - 1-57062-096-2
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Boston/London
PB  - Shambhala
KW  - Archetype (Psychology)
KW  - FAST
KW  - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
KW  - Art and Religion
KW  - Art and Mythology
KW  - Imagery (Psychology)
KW  - Human Body
KW  - Human Body--Symbolic Aspects
KW  - Human Figure in Art
KW  - Symbolism of Body (Human)
KW  - Man (Theology)
KW  - Animals--Symbolic aspects
KW  - Sun, Symbolism of
KW  - Moon, Symbolism of
KW  - Water, Symbolism of
KW  - Stone, Symbolism of
KW  - Weapons, Symbolism of
KW  - Mirrors
KW  - ReChildbirth
KW  - Shadow (Psychology)
KW  - Sexuality
KW  - Unconscious
KW  - Masks
KW  - Kingship
KW  - Hathor (Egyptian deity)
KW  - Gesture
KW  - Consciousness
KW  - Relationship, Psychological
KW  - Brothers and Sisters
KW  - Beauty, Personal
KW  - Childbirth--Mythology
KW  - Childbirth--Folklore
KW  - Anger
KW  - Aggressiveness
KW  - Angels
KW  - Androgyny (Psychology)
KW  - Clothing and Dress
KW  - Twins
N1  - 'This volume comes when we need it most  - just when the body is coming back into the core of spiritual and religious concern. Organ by organ, from the heel of Achilles to the circumcision of Christ...an essential handbook for today's thought'. In these archetypal images is seen: 'an essential human engagement with sacred symbols over thousands of years. The passionate devotion and commitment of psychic energy manifest in the rituals, beliefs, and artifacts of each tradition testify to the numinosum...that resides at the heart of our engagement with the sacred.' - p.ix.. Bones : p27-47.. Skin : p49-77.. Head and hair, p79-131.. The eye, p133-177.. Ear, p179-199.. Hand and arm, p201-237.. Respiratory and digestive systems, p239-283.. Heart and blood. 'The heart is a living symbol', archetypal commentary, p288, p285-305.. Sex organs, p307-351.. Foot and leg, p353-393.. Symbolism of Transformed Body : Transformed body, p395-423.. Man (Theology) : 'Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age'  - quoted from William Blake, Marriage of Heaven and Hell, on page xvi of this volume; Written by George R. Elder.. Preface by Charles H. Taylor.. Intro. by George R. Elder.. Ed. note by Annmari Ronnberg; Primordial Body. Bones. Skin. Head and hair. Eye. Ear. Hand and arm. Respiratory and digestive systems. Heart and blood. Sex organs. Foot and leg. Transformed Body
N2  - The second volume of the ARAS Encyclopedia series focuses on the human body as a carrier of deep psychological insights and sacred meanings. This beautiful and readable work uses a wide range of sacred images to show the relation of the body to consciousness, spirit, and divine essence
ER  -