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Symbols of Religion

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Symbols of Religion

The word comes from the Greek `symbolon , which means token or means of identification (Encyclopedia . Symbols play a big role in most of the religions . Every religion has its own set of symbols . These symbols point to another level of existence , they represent so much more than what can ever be said in words

Religious symbols are representations of something `spiritual ' by something physical . Symbols are an indication for something that is represented . Most

of the time is that what is symbolized , something mysterious . Symbols are often recognizable , but the full and deeper meaning is not . When a symbol is clear , it 's often called a `sign Symbols can be found as an image or a word and can , amongst others , be presented in the following forms : legend , myth , metaphor or analogy (Encyclopedia . One symbol can have different meanings and can also have different levels . The first level is the literally view seeing the symbols as being the reality . Second , the symbol can be taken allegorical , what means as much as an `easy representation of that what is actually meant . The moral level is that what the symbol values and interprets . And the last level is that a symbol can be looked at anagogical what is really meant and what is the higher deeper meaning of it (Encyclopedia

There are many symbols that can be found in all the different religion . It just goes too far to...