Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism. With an essay on Baal worship, on the Assyrian sacred "grove" and other allied symbols by John Newton (1875)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York J.W. Bouton · leaf 61
us and the expression did more to convince him of theprobability of my views than anything else. Fig. 6, modified in one form or another, is the positionassumed by the hand and fingers, when Roman and Anglican bishops1 or other hierarchs give benediction to theirpeople. A similar disposition is to… … the left hand represents the mystic feminine circle. Inanother plate, which is to be found in Moors Hindu Pantheon, there is a similar figure, but draped fully, and in thatthe dress worn by the celestial spouse is covered with groupsof spots arranged in triads and groups of four. With regardto the…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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