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 | | The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies by Harold Bayley ISBN-10: 9781585090709 ISBN-10: 1-58509-070-0 ISBN-13: 9781585090709 ISBN-13: 978-1-58509-070-9 Paperback 2000-02 Book Tree Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Mining information from mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world, a foremost expert on symbols explains word origins and their meanings. The ultimate symbols are the letters and words in language as Bayley moves beyond mere pictures to understand the vital messages that have been ignored or lost across the centuries. | ||
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Don't loose anything As stated by the author in the introduction, he's fully aware how open his position are to attack, anyway it is better to run some risk of ridicule rather than ignore or suppress clues that under more accomplished hands may yield discoveries of high and wide interest. This is so true, as any scholar has to be open to new discoveries and take nothing for granted either. It's not only about symbols, but the way science must operate as history itself is such a wide land of omissions and uniformitarian positions which more often than what is publicly accepted fails to reveal its true face because of dogmas and bias. Great book, a really true inquiry into humankind's origin. | ||
An interesting artifact This is an unaltered reprint of a book published in 1912. It's primarily interesting as an example of what amateur scholars (especially in Britain) were putting out in that era. Cranky and usually hilariously offbase, but often fun to read. The author's etymological speculations are remarkable: a supposed root AK is the basis of Heracles, zodiac, yak (the animal), akbar ('great' in Arabic): ironically, the correct etymologies of these items were already well-known in 1912, though not, it would seem, to Mr. Bayley. The author's analysis of the Cinderella story will leave your head spinning! | ||
Remarkable One of the best books I have found to truly outline symbolism in not just religion but also in myths, fairy tales, legends and signs. I greatly recommend it for its incredible depth and insight. | ||
This 2 volume set is a must for inquiring minds. Harold Bayley's work will imortalize this scholar. His global linking of myth, legend and fact is a milestone. This wreat work was written long before the word "diffusion" was outlawed from scholarly endevour. Bayley correctly points out the global scale and diffusion of myth, legend tales and symbolism. The sections concerning Lugh, Hu, Stonehenge and Avebury are must reading for every scholar of the ancients. | ||
Life the universe and everything revealed by watermarks A weird, wonderful and cranky book. The author advises you to skip the first few chapters because they are a bit obsessive and not very interesting to most people (they are actually fascinating, but it's great to see modesty in an author). The symbolic meaning of watermarks is explained, but that's just the start, soon the book gets in full swing going off on fascinating tangents left right and centre. Ancient myths, the masons, rosicrucians & templars .Lots of highly speculative etymology of words like "cucumber" (translated as "mighty-fire-father" if I remember right). Smashing stuff. Read it and be confused | ||