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The hundred images in this collector's book are drawn from over 13,000 in the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism - representing artefacts carved, painted and sculpted, extending from prehistory to the recent past - from the caves of France to the temples of East Asia. The Buddha's footprint, the eye of Horus Jacob's wounded thigh - these and other images examine the body as carrier of psychological insight and sacred meaning, accompanied by texts that focus on their cultural and symbolic significance. Artists, historians, therapists, and scholars of comparative religion are among the readers who may find this a valuable insight into the power and purpose of archetypal symbolism.

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This extraordinary book offers a rare opportunity for both layperson and scholar to encounter and gain insight into the living symbols that reveal the sacred incarnated in the physical world. --Linda Schierse Leonard, author of Creation's Heartbeat: Following the Reindeer Spirit Volume 2 of this encyclopedia comes when we need it most--just when the body is coming back into the core of spiritual and religious concern. Organ by organ, from the heel of Achilles to the circumcision of Christ, The Body is an essential handbook for today's thought. --T. George Harris, editor of Deeper Health in Spirituality, Science, and Community

This extraordinary book offers a rare opportunity for both layperson and scholar to encounter and gain insight into the living symbols that reveal the sacred incarnated in the physical world. --Linda Schierse Leonard, author of Creation's Heartbeat: Following the Reindeer Spirit <p/> <p/> Volume 2 of this encyclopedia comes when we need it most--just when the body is coming back into the core of spiritual and religious concern. Organ by organ, from the heel of Achilles to the circumcision of Christ, The Body is an essential handbook for today's thought. --T. George Harris, editor of Deeper Health in Spirituality, Science, and Community

This extraordinary book offers a rare opportunity for both layperson and scholar to encounter and gain insight into the living symbols that reveal the sacred incarnated in the physical world. -Linda Schierse Leonard, author of Creation's Heartbeat: Following the Reindeer Spirit Volume 2 of this encyclopedia comes when we need it most-just when the body is coming back into the core of spiritual and religious concern. Organ by organ, from the heel of Achilles to the circumcision of Christ, The Body is an essential handbook for today's thought. -T. George Harris, editor of Deeper Health in Spirituality, Science, and Community

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George R. Elder, PhD, is a historian of religions trained in Christian studies at Union Theological Seminary and in Buddhist studies at Columbia University. He was a professor for many years at Hunter College, City University of New York, and is the author of numerous scholarly essays. Dr. Elder is currently National Editor of ARAS and a Jungian counselor.

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