The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies

by Harold Bayley

Book Overview

Excerpt from The Lost Language of Symbolism, Vol. 1: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies There, can be no question that an enormous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806511001
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Citadel Pr
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Don't loose anything

As stated by the author in the introduction, he's fully aware how open his position are to attack, anyway it is better to run some risk of ridicule rather than ignore or suppress clues that under more accomplished hands may yield discoveries of high and wide interest. This is so true, as any scholar has to be open to new discoveries and take nothing for granted either. It's not only about symbols, but the way science must operate as history itself is such a wide land of omissions and uniformitarian positions which more often than what is publicly accepted fails to reveal its true face because of dogmas and bias. Great book, a really true inquiry into humankind's origin.

Remarkable

One of the best books I have found to truly outline symbolism in not just religion but also in myths, fairy tales, legends and signs. I greatly recommend it for its incredible depth and insight.

This 2 volume set is a must for inquiring minds.

Harold Bayley's work will imortalize this scholar. His global linking of myth, legend and fact is a milestone. This wreat work was written long before the word "diffusion" was outlawed from scholarly endevour. Bayley correctly points out the global scale and diffusion of myth, legend tales and symbolism. The sections concerning Lugh, Hu, Stonehenge and Avebury are must reading for every scholar of the ancients.

Life the universe and everything revealed by watermarks

A weird, wonderful and cranky book. The author advises you to skip the first few chapters because they are a bit obsessive and not very interesting to most people (they are actually fascinating, but it's great to see modesty in an author). The symbolic meaning of watermarks is explained, but that's just the start, soon the book gets in full swing going off on fascinating tangents left right and centre. Ancient myths, the masons, rosicrucians & templars .Lots of highly speculative etymology of words like "cucumber" (translated as "mighty-fire-father" if I remember right). Smashing stuff. Read it and be confused