Humans
have invented symbols as non-verbal indicators of complex ideas, beliefs,
religions, and social movements. Early humans painted on cave walls
symbolic representations of their world. Later, alphabets and numerical
systems were developed to represent the sounds of spoken language and
quantities of objects. However, all cultures assign their own meanings
to symbols and those meanings are often as vastly different as the cultures
themselves. These essays explore the meanings of sacred symbols and
signs.
The
Bee
The
Cross
The
Egg
Symbols
of Death
The
Well
The
Tree
1997-2001 by Regina M. Raab
This page first created 21 February 2000
This page last updated: 18 February 2001
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