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100 _aDillaser, Maurice
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245 4 _aThe Symbols of the Church /
_cMaurice Dilasser ; translated by Mary Cabrini Durkin, Madeleine Beaumont and Caroline Morson.
260 _aCollegeville, Minn :
_bLiturgical Press,
_cc1999.
300 _b167 p. : col. ill.
_c31 cm.
500 _aA Liturgical Press book.
520 _aContains signs and symbols which originate from :the Bible, history of salvation, prophetic figures and the mysteries of Jesus. The Church gives the interpretations to these symbols solely in its teaching and liturgy. The first part presents symbols which various cultures have made into a permanent and universal religious language and are known to Judaeo -Christianity. The text presents interpretations of the Bible, the Church Fathers, the liturgy of the Church, and the artists inspired by it. Signs, figures, and emblems proper to the Christian world are added to the universal symbols. The symbols are presented according to their affinities and topics as: The world and its image, The celestial and terrestial inhabitants of the world, The world dominated by humanity, The elements,space, and time.
650 _aCatholic church
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650 _aChristian art and symbolism
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