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Aesthetics: Symbolism Hamsa

Parent Term

  • Symbolism

Sibling Terms

  • Archetype
  • Blood
  • Cage
  • Christian
  • Cleansing power of water
  • Created by characters
  • Fire
  • Freudian
  • Impermanence
  • Rebirth
  • Reflection
  • Roman
  • Sexual symbol
  • Shadows
  • Shared humanity
  • Theatrical
  • Time

Tagged Events

Absalom, Absalom!, 4 (Event)
Actions: Mental›Envisioning
Cultural Issues: Slavery›Forced migration | Slavery›Racialism
Themes and Motifs: Art›Painting
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave
Aesthetics: Allusion, Mythical›Demon | Figures of Speech›Chains | Figures of Speech›Oxymoron | Metafictional›Painting | Recurring Episodes›Sutpen's arrival | Symbolism›Hamsa
Absalom, Absalom!, 4 (Event)
Actions: Mental›Envisioning | Perceptual›Listening | Verbal›Storytelling
Cultural Issues: Slavery›Imported | Slavery›Labor | Violence
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Creation
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Genesis | Symbolism›Hamsa | Typography/Orthography›Italics