{"product_id":"signs-of-the-zodiac-a-reference-guide-to-historical-mythological-and-cultural-associations-hardcover","title":"Signs of the Zodiac: A Reference Guide to Historical, Mythological, and Cultural Associations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Ellen Snodgrass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zodiacal signs impact art, advertising, literature, history, mythology, psychology, health, and language with their evocative imagery, symbols and scientific and religious lore. This fact-filled reference guide pulls together applications of the zodiacal signs in those fields and others. Each sign is explicated in a separate chapter which discusses its origin and importance in diverse cultures, including its history, artistic applications, traditions, literary and religious interpretations, psychological significance, and application to notable historical and contemporary figures. An organized overview with cross-references and indexing allows the zodiac to be studied from numerous points of view. Artistic representations of each of the 12 houses accompany the text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroductory chapters on the origins of the zodiacal signs, the historical foundation of astrology, the zodiac in the first millennium A.D., and the zodiac in the arts and sciences provide a thorough overview and comparative examination of the influence of the zodiac in human history and thought. A detailed timeline synchronizes discoveries and development of zodiacal associations and thought around the world. Appendices list planetary correspondences in jewels, metals, herbs, color, flavor, form, shapes, food preferences, and senses, and the symptoms and pathologies associated with birth signs. The work also contains an extensive bibliography and index.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARY ELLEN SNODGRASS is an award-winning author of reference works and English and Latin textbooks. Her work \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) was cited as an Outstanding Reference Book by the American Library Association and received citations from \u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e-award-winning \u003ci\u003eVoyages in Classical Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and of \u003ci\u003eJapan and the U.S.: Economic Competitors\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), which received an award from the New York public Library. In addition to publishing 52 works, she was Chair of the English Department at Hickory High School in North Carolina and a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.51 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48193368260778,"sku":"9780313302763","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/R8-CmHigWb9780313302763.webp?v=1775793446","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/it\/products\/signs-of-the-zodiac-a-reference-guide-to-historical-mythological-and-cultural-associations-hardcover","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}