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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Alemán |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1993.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.