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Identifier: ancientpaganmode00inma (find matches)
Title: Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E
Subjects: Symbolism Christian art and symbolism
Publisher: New York : P. Eckler
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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f it in Rawlinson*sHerodotus, vol. ii. The original is too indelicate to berepresented fully. Isis, the central figure, is wholly nude,with the exception of her head-dress, and neck and breastornaments. In one hand she holds two blades of cornapparently, whilst in the other she has three lotus flowers,two being egg-shaped, but the central one fully expanded;with these, which evidently symbolise the mystic triad,is associated a circle emblematic of the yoni, thus indicatingthe fourfold creator. Isis stands upon a lioness; on oneside of her stands a clothed male figure, holding in one handthe crux ansata, and in the other an upright spear. On theopposite side is a male figure wholly nude, like the goddess,save his head-dress and collar, the ends of which arearranged so as to form a cross. His hand points to aflagellum ; behind him is a covert reference to the triad, 38 whilst in front Osiris offers undisguised homage to Isis. Thehead-dress of the goddess appears to bo a modified form of
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Figure 32. Figure 31. the creso^nt moon inverted. It is not exclusively Egyptian, 89 as it has been found in conjunction with other emblems onan Assyrian obelise of Phallic form. Figures 29, 30, 31, 32, represent the various trianglesand their union, which have been adopted in worship.Figure 29 i^said to represent fire, which amongst the ancientPersians was depicted as a cone, whilst the figure invertedrepresents water. Figure 33 is an ancient Hindoo emblem, called Sri

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  • bookyear:1874
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Inman__Thomas__1820_1876
  • bookauthor:Newton__John__M_R_C_S_E
  • booksubject:Symbolism
  • booksubject:Christian_art_and_symbolism
  • bookpublisher:New_York___P__Eckler
  • bookcontributor:Princeton_Theological_Seminary_Library
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  • bookleafnumber:99
  • bookcollection:Princeton
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