Chapter Vi. The Winged Globe, The Caduceus. Part 02 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], III. The Transformations Of The Trisula. I have already referred to the importance of the Trident in the symbolism of Hinduism where, under the name "trisula" ("tri" three, and "sula" point, spear, or pale) it occurs amongst the most...
Introduction : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. vii INTRODUCTION. Those familiar with the delightful papers contributed in recent years by the Count Goblet d'Alviella to the "Bulletin de l'Acadmie royale de Belgique" on "le Trila, ou Vardhamna des Bouddhistes, l'histoire du Globe...
Chapter Ii. On The Gammadion Or Swastik. Part 02 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], III. Probable Meaning Of The Gammadion. We have seen that most nations represented the sun by a circle. Some, also, have depicted it by a cruciform sign, more particularly the Assyrians, the Hindus, the Greeks, the Celts, etc. (see fig...
Chapter Ii. On The Gammadion Or Swastik. Part 03 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], II. Different Interpretations Of The Gammadion. That a great number of "gammadions" have been mere ornaments, monetary signs, or trade-marks, is a fact which it would be idle to dispute. But the uses which have been made of this figure...
Chapter Vi. The Winged Globe, The Caduceus. Part 04 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 204 CHAPTER VI. THE WINGED GLOBE, THE CADUCEUS, AND THE TRISULA. I. "The Winged Globe outside Egypt".--The Winged Globe of the Egyptians; a combination of the Disk, the sparrow-hawk, the goat, and the serpent.--Meaning of this symbol...
Chapter V. On The Transmutation Of Symbols : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 177 CHAPTER V. ON THE TRANSMUTATION OF SYMBOLS. Theory of the blending of symbolic forms.--Fusion of equivalent symbols.--Production of intermediate types.--Axe and Drum.--Wheel and Rosette.--Chrism, Wheel, and "crux...
Chapter Iii. On The Causes Of Alterati : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 84 CHAPTER III. ON THE CAUSES OF ALTERATION IN THE MEANING AND FORM OF SYMBOLS. Causes which may alter the primary interpretation of symbolical types.--Loss of the primitive signification.--New meanings attached to uncomprehended...
Chapter Iv. Symbolism And Mythology. Part 03 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 118 CHAPTER IV. SYMBOLISM AND MYTHOLOGY OF THE TREE. I. The Sacred Tree and its acolytes.--The Tree in the art and symbolism of Mesopotamia.--The Tree between two animals, or two monsters; adoption of this theme by the Persians...
Chapter Vi. The Winged Globe, The Caduceus : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], CONCLUSION. In most of the instances which I have here quoted it is easy to discover through what ways the specified symbol was transmitted from one nation to another. In this respect the migration of symbols proceeds directly...
Chapter Iv. Symbolism And Mythology : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], III. The Paradisaic Trees Of The Aryans. Not only do the different species of mythical trees which we have just met with amongst the Semites occur amongst the Indo-Europeans, and the Hindus in particular, but nowhere can the ties which...
Opinions Of The Press On The French Edition : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 278 p. 279 "OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE FRENCH EDITION" " livre qui rendra service aux tudes o la comptence de l'auteur est depuis longtemps reconnue."--George Perrot. Comptes-rendus de "l'Acadmie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres"...
Title Page : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], THE MIGRATION OF SYMBOLS. BY THE COUNT GOBLET D'ALVIELLA, SENATOR AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF BELGIUM. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIR GEORGE BIRDWOOD, M.D., K.C.I.E. London: A. Constable And Co., [1894] Scanned, proofed and formatted...
Addenda : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 270 ADDENDA. Chap. II. 1.--The slab found at Huy on the Meuse representing a priest whose vestments are adorned with "gammadions" has an equivalent in the Muse de Cluny, at Paris, where an Abbot of Cluny, who died in 1394, is figured...
Postscriptum : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. xxiv POSTSCRIPTUM. At the last moment of going to press I have chanced upon three remarkable variants of the "swastika" which the Count Goblet d'Alviella wishes me to reproduce here. The first is from a sepulchral stone at Meigle...
Untitled : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 273 INDEX. Adonis, 143, 172. Adonis, Gardens of, 172. Ambrosia ("amrita"), 162-165, 170. Apollo and Python, 64. Apple-tree, 132, 134, n. 1. Apples of Idhunna, 168. -- Golden, 158, 166. Armorial Bearings, 66, 138. "Ashrim", 143, 144...
Chapter Iv. Symbolism And Mythology. Part 02 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 140 II. Signification Of The Sacred Tree Amongst The Semites. We have just seen that the adoption of a complex symbol, such as the Assyrian image of the Sacred Tree, does not necessarily imply the acceptance of the myths with which it...
Chapter I. On Symbols Common To Different Races : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 10 p. 11 THE MIGRATION OF SYMBOLS. CHAPTER I. ON SYMBOLS COMMON TO DIFFERENT RACES. Identity of certain images in the symbolism of different races.--On spontaneous coincidences in the applications of the symbolical faculty.--The Cross...
Chapter Ii. On The Gammadion Or Swastik : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], IV. The Birth-Place Of The Gammadion. Can we determine the cradle of the "gammadion", or, at least, the region whence it sprang, to be transported to the four corners of the Old World? To be sure, it may have been formed spontaneously...
Chapter Ii. On The Gammadion Or Swastik. Part 04 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 32 CHAPTER II. ON THE GAMMADION OR SWASTIKA. I. Geographical distribution of the "gammadion".--Different patterns of the "gammadion".--Its common occurrence amongst all the nations of the Old World, with the exception of the Egyptians...
The Author's Preface : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], p. 1 THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. Few words have acquired such a wide signification as the word symbol. 1 Originally applied, amongst the Greeks, to the two halves of the tablet they divided between themselves as a pledge of hospitality...
Chapter Vi. The Winged Globe, The Caduceus. Part 03 : * "The Migration of Symbols", by Goblet d'Alviella, [1894], II. The Origins Of The Caduceus. The Caduceus is one of the symbolic figures which have tried in the highest degree the patience of scholars. Its classic appearance of a winged rod, round which two serpents are symmetrically entwined, is...
