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___puddin's review
fast-paced
3.5
Very inpressive collection of topics and photos, but I don't know how much credit I would give to the text included.
As historians so often do, within the book much if what can't be explained is attributed to sacred rituals or religion. Assumption is not fact, and there are a lot of assumptions here. Granted, a very intriguing coffee table book and very visually appealing.
As historians so often do, within the book much if what can't be explained is attributed to sacred rituals or religion. Assumption is not fact, and there are a lot of assumptions here. Granted, a very intriguing coffee table book and very visually appealing.
amotisse's review
4.0
Studying tarot has awakened my interest in symbolism. This is a good place to start. Wonderful images and plenty of information to whet the appetite.
mx_madster's review against another edition
I was unable to finish this book. Misgendering Hyacinthus for seemingly no reason leads me to believe that it was a bid to hetero-normalize the content, which I take as a form of censorship and erasure. It made me wonder how much of the rest that I had read had been altered in similar ways.
dgshroyer's review
2.0
Very basic introduction to some of the world's most historical symbols. Obviously to cover 100 of them means you aren't really able to delve too deeply into any of them. Interesting overview and good pictures but not much more data than a Google search.
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