
Reference - Dictionaries - Symbols


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Symbols.com
- The world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols, ranging from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.
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Dictionary of Symbolism
- An online aid for exploring the meanings of symbols.
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The Meaning Of Symbols used in Oriental rugs
- The Meaning Of Symbols that areused in Oriental rugs is explained and diagramed.
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Viktor Rydberg's Teutonic Mythology
- The entire book online.
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Byzant - Esoteric Symbols
- Discusses and illustrates a range of powerful and profound religious and esoteric symbols from both Western and Eastern traditions.
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Review of Liungman's Dictionary of Symbols
- Critical review by Seth Maislin, indexer and information architect.
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Swastika
- History, meaning and use of the symbol.
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Friends of the Swastika
- A site for a campaign to reclaim the swastika as one of the ancient symbols.
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The Swastika and the Nazis.
- Book review of the book by Servando Gonzalez on the origins of adoption of the swastika as the symbol of the Nazi movement.
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The Swastika
- Contains uses of swastikas on good luck coins and postcards.
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The Swastika Controversy
- Information on swastika, an ancient and honourable symbol used by many cultures around the world including Buddhists and Jains.
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Reclaiming the Holy Swastika
- Devoted to educating the general public about this most Holy of symbols and to working toward undoing the damage done to it by the National Socialists.
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The Svastika, Its History and Use in Ancient Times
- Article on the swastika by Mrs. J.C. Murray-Aynsley.