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Symbolism

"Symbolic" redirects here. For other uses, see Symbolism (disambiguation)
Symbolism (disambiguation)

Symbolism and symbolist have several meanings*Symbolism is the use of multiple symbols representing differentiated terms in a system which conveys meaning....
and Symbolic (disambiguation)
Symbolic (disambiguation)

Symbolic may refer to* Symbolic , an album by the band Death* Symbolic , an album by the band Voodoo Glow Skulls* Symbolic logic, the use of symbols for logical operations in logic and mathematics...
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Symbolism is the applied use of symbol

Symbol

A symbol is something such as an entity, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention....
s: iconic representations that carry particular meanings.

The term "symbolism" is limited to use in contrast to "representationalism"; defining the general directions of a linear spectrum

Spectrum (disambiguation)

A spectrum is a condition or value that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum.Spectrum may also refer to:...
- where in all symbolic concepts can be viewed in relation, and where changes in context may imply systemic

Systemic

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Symbolism is the applied use of symbol

Symbol

Spectrum (disambiguation)

Systemic

Systemic may refer to:*Any body system in general, usually the nervous system.*An insecticide or fungicide whose mode of action is via uptake into a plant, entering the pest when the plant is consumed....
changes to individual and collective definitions of symbols. "Symbolism" may refer to a way of choosing representative symbols in line with abstract rather than literal properties

Property

Property is any physical or virtual entity that is ownership by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. An owner of property has the right to consumption, sell, Renting, mortgage, transfer and exchange his or her property....
, allowing for the broader interpretation of a carried meaning

Meaning (semiotics)

In semiotics, the meaning of a sign is its place in a sign relation, in other words, the set of roles that it occupies within a given sign relation....
than more literal concept-representations allow. A religion

Religion

A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of myth, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendence quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth....
can be described as a language of concepts related to human spirituality

Spirituality

Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religion and faith, transcendence , or one or more Deity....
. Symbolism hence is an important aspect of most religions

Religious symbolism

Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals....
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The interpretation of abstract symbols has had an important role in religion

Religion

Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behaviour....
. As envisioned by Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalysis of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of Psychological repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue...
and Carl Jung

Carl Jung

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical psychology. Jung's approach to psychology has been influential in the field of depth psychology and in counterculture movements across the globe....
, symbols are not the creations of mind, but rather are distinct capacities within the mind to hold a distinct piece of information. In the mind, the symbol can find free association

Free association (psychology)

Free association is a technique used in psychoanalysis, first developed by Sigmund Freud.In free association, psychoanalytic patients are invited to relate whatever comes into their minds during the analytic session, and not to censor their thoughts....
with any number of other symbols, can be organized in any number of ways, and can hold the connected meanings between symbols as symbols in themselves. Jung and Freud diverged on the issue of common cognitive symbol systems and whether they could exist only within the individual mind or among other minds; whether any cognitive symbolism was defined by innate symbolism or by the influence of the environment around them.