An encyclopedia of archetypal symbolism volume 1

Description: This encyclopedia presents 120 full-page color photographs of art works and artifacts of the sacred traditions of the world, from ancient times to the present. The images are grouped into archetypal themes such as Cosmos and Creation, Sacred Animals, Goddesses, Gods, The Divine Child, Heroes and Heroines, Revelation, and Transformation. Accompanying pictures are brief essays on historical and cultural context, cross-cultural symbolism, and the psychological meaning of the archetypes, as well as bibliographies, glossaries, and a comprehensive descriptive index. The source of the images is the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS), a unique collection of more than 13,000 pictures and scholarly materials prepared by analytical psychologists, art historians, and scholars of religion. The Archive is housed at three locations: the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology in New York and the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Contents:
COSMOS AND CREATION
Colossal Wheel from the Sun Temple • Helios, the Zodiac, and the Four Seasons •
The Cosmic Egg • The Jain Universe in the Form of the Cosmic Person •
Brahma Offering Lotuses • Eleven-Headed Female Figure •
Four Dwarfs Support the Sky • The Entrance to Paradise •
Gods and Demons Churning the Ocean
CENTER OF THE WORLD
Fuji Pilgrimage Mandala • Khandariya Mahadeva Temple • the Ur Zigguarat •
The Dome of the Rock • The Great Stupa at Sanci • the Ascension of Christ •
The Dance of the Xocotlhuetzi • Christian Labyrinth
SACRED ANIMALS
Frog • Zeus Meilichois • The God Thoth as an Ibis with the Goddess Maat •
Hathor as a Nurturing Feral Cow • Lion Capital at Sarnath • Bear Screen •
Anubis on His Pylon-Shaped Shrine • Bees Clasping a Honeycomb
MONSTERS
Lion-Man • Ganesa Lord of Hosts • Mushhush, the Serpent-Dragon •
Twisted Face • Medusa and Pegasus • The Binding of Fenrir •
Thor Catches the World Serpent • Apocalyptic Vision: Ecclesia and the Dragon •
Sisiutl, the Two-Headed Serpent
GODDESSES
Goddess Presented with Offerings • Aphrodite Riding a Goose • Tara •
The Goddess Nimba • The Goddess Freyja • The Goddes Camunda • Coatlicue
GODS
Krsna Lifting Mount Govardhana • Oath-Taking Figure • Odin, the One-Eyed God •
The Norse God Freyr • One of the Twin Gods of War (Ahayuta) •
Rama and Sita in the Forest • The Moon as an Above Person •
Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk
SACRED MARRIAGE
Father Sky, Mother Earth, and Rainbow • The Investiture of King Zimri-Lim of Mari •
The Binding of Isaac • Leda and the Swan • The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
THE DIVINE CHILD
The Divine Child Dancing on a Lotus • The Birth of Mithra from a Rock •
The Birth of Athena • The Nativity of Christ • Skaoaga and Her Bear child •
First Bath and First Steps of Sakyamuni • Kukai (Kobo Daishi as a Boy) •
The Buddha-to-Be as a Truthful Youth • Snake Goddess and Child
SACRED KINGSHIP
Ptah Embracing Sesostris I • Mandhata, the Cakravartin •
Thutmose III Suckled by the Sycamore Goddess • Beaded Crown • Torah Crown •
The Coronation of the Virgin
SAVIORS
Christ the Savior in the Tree of Life • Preaching Hall and Tirthamkara •
Colossal Buddha • Standing Buddha Maitreya • Maitreya and Attendants •
Avalokitesvara as Pyschopomp
HEROS AND HEROINES
Saint George and the Dragon • Bahram the Gor Killing the Dragon •
Judith and Holofernes • Ananda • Mahakasyapa • The Good Shepherd •
Susanna and the Elders • Amenhotep Son of Hapu
DUALITY AND RECONCILIATION
A Pair of Intertwined Serpents • Esu Shrine Figures •
Ardhanarisvara, the Lord Whose Half Is a Woman • Androgynous Water Spirit (Nommo) •
Irises and Aigzag Bridge • The Royal Portal • Twin Figures with a Beaded Jacket •
Ankh Mirror Case of Tutankhamen
REVELATION
The Coming of Elijah • The Ancient in Years • The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) •
Divination Tray • Divination Vessel with an Attached Figure • Land Otter Man •
ShamanÕs Mask • Queen Trisala Dreaming
DEATH
The Crucifixion • The Creation of Adam and the Fall • The Temptation of Eve •
Anubis and the Weighing of the Heart • The Weighing of Souls • The Last Judgment •
Siva and His Family • Wailing Female Mourner
TRANSFORMATION
Apollo and Daphne • Aphrodite Emerging from the Waters • The Baptism of Christ •
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ • The Crossing of the Red Sea • Mithraeum •
The Goddess Chinnamasta • Menorah Flanked by Olive Trees • Minoan Libation Table

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