Dictionary of Symbols: Myths, Dreams, Customs, Gestures, Shapes

This Chilean Spanish slang dictionary, which covers thousands of words and slang expressions and places them in typical situations and real speech contexts, makes for instructive, clarifying, entertaining and outrageous reading. It offers myriad conversations, fast exchanges, recurring local experiences and coined reactions.

An interesting resource for learning about the cultural differences and characteristics of people across the globe, this encyclopedia covers the "do's" and "don'ts" of a breadth of countries and major ethnic groups.

Divination—the art of obtaining knowledge of the future or of secret things—has played an important role in ancient cultures and religions as well as in modern times. It was once a method of sacred communication with the spirit world and a way to determine the will of the gods by means of visions and predictions. In the present age, divination, including astrology, palmistry, and the I Ching, continues to be a popular method of looking into the future or past, as well as revealing that which was once unknown. In fact, a large number of our contemporary customs and superstitions are remnants of the once-powerful divinatory rituals of the ancient pagan religions.