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The mystery of numbers /

"Why is the number seven lucky - even holy - in almost every culture? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie Schimmel s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003
Otros Autores: Endres, Franz Carl, 1878-1954
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Numbers and Number Systems
  • The Heritage of the Pythagoreans
  • Gnosis and Cabala
  • Islamic Mysticism
  • Medieval and Baroque Number Symbolism
  • Superstitions
  • Number Games and Magic Squares
  • A Little Dictionary of Numbers. One.