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<date> 07/17/95
<FirstName> Gary R.
<LastName> Smith
<Company> Vision River
<Address1> PO Box 451148
<Address2>
<City> Atlanta
<State/Province> GA
<Zip/Postal> 31145
<Country> USA
<Telephone> 404-458-5070
<FAX> 404-458-9040
<BBS>
<CIS>
<OtherContact> VISIONR@AOL.COM
<Program> Book Byte: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional
Symbols
<ProgramName> Symbols
<Version> 2.5
<OrigReleaseDate> 05/01/95
<CurRelDate> 07/17/95
<Program(ZIP1)> BB25
<Environment> DOS
<Classification> Reference, Symbols, Electronic Publication, Books,
Book Byte, Vision River
<MemoryRequired> 640k
<HardDiskRequired> No
<ShortDesc> A "byte" of The Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols.
<MediumDescStart>
Book Byte: Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols
vividly presents the symbolism of the heart,
the centre, and the rose. The authoritative
text bytes from the book, "An Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols" are
fascinating and informative. Registration
(just $20.00) includes an expanded version,
plus a copy of the book! If you have any
interest in symbolism, this program is for
you. Point and click menus. Runs from floppy.
<MediumDescEnd>
<LongDescStart>
For $20.00, the registered Book Byte adds
many additional bytes of information on symbolism
PLUS gives you a copy of the book, "An Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols."
"People all over the world have always used symbols to express
and communicate the things that mean the most to them. From a
country's flag, which can signify more than patriotism, to a
charm bracelet, with its "portable memories," symbolism takes
various forms, generated as much by the climate and geography of
a nation as by its gods and laws.
Familiarity with symbolism opens up levels of understanding most
of us have probably never been aware of. Why, for instance, do
we share a secret with the words "a little bird told me?" What
is it about a horseshoe that, in the right circumstances, brings
luck? Why a horse's shoe?
How old is the swastika, and where and of what has it been used
as a symbol (and what was Jung getting at when he said the Nazis
used it "backwards")? Does a black cat mean bad luck to
everyone in the world--or do some people think it brings good
luck? Who are they? Why do they think so?
In nearly 1500 entries, many of them strikingly and often
surprisingly illustrated, J.C. Cooper has documented the history
and evolution of symbols from pre-history to our own day.
Lively, informative and often ironic, she discusses and explains
an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to
Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceania, and coming from systems
as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam,
Tantra, the ancient cult of Cybele and the Great Goddess, the
Pre-Columbian religions of the Western Hemisphere, the Voodoo
cults of Brazil and West Africa.
J.C. Cooper writes and lectures extensively on philosophy,
comparative religion and symbolism. She is the author of
Taoism, The Way of the Mystic, Yin and Yang, Symbolism
and Fairy Tales, and Chinese Alchemy."
From
"An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols"
by J.C. Cooper
This program is point-and-click, fun, easy and fast. Just
type the file name to run. All the information you need to
enjoy the benefits of the program is contained on the first
screen. If you have any interest in symbolism, this program is
for you!
<LongDescEnd>
<Keywords> Reference, Symbols, Vision River, Electronic Publication,
Books
<RegistrationFee> $20.00 USA
<VendorInstructionsStart>
The file is under 360k zipped. No preparation needed.
<VendorInstructionsEnd>
<PermissionsStart>
Any vendor, BBS, rack vendor, CD-ROM producer, satellite
distributor may carry this system without obtaining further
permission from Vision River ONLY IF your catalogs,
screens, advertising, brochures, etc. make it clear that this is
shareware that requires a registration fee to the author if used
beyond the evaluation stage.
<PermissionsEnd>
<EndInput>