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1. Enchanted Beasts and Faerie Women

Author

Freeman, Mara

Subjects
United Kingdom -- History, Celtic literature -- Religious aspects, Mythology -- United Kingdom, Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, Celts -- Religious aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

The article describes several important Celtic myths. Topics include the relationship between the animal world and the human principle, the war-like attributes of the masculine principle, the marriage of the masculine and the feminine, and the poetic treatment of Celtic myths by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats.

Published
1999

2. The Temple of Amount

Author

Shore, Eliezer

Subjects
Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, Religious life -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Numerals -- Religious aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

The article discusses the importance of finding symbolic meaning in daily life, including that part of life that deals with practical use of numbers. Topics include biblical use of numbers and the religious interpretations of a modern society obsessed with information and quantification.

Published
1999

3. In Search of the World Tree

Author

Travers, P.L.

Subjects
Holy Cross -- History, Trees -- Religious aspects, Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

The article discusses the universal meanings of such symbols as the cross and the tree. Traditions discussed include the Norse, Teutonic, Christian, Buddhist, and Avestan.

Published
1999

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