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Libra Esoterica

The sign language of the mysteries

by J. S. M. Ward

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

SOME TWENTY YEARS ago I came to the conclusion that there still existed remnants of an ancient Sign Language, probably dating back to a period in the evolution of man when he was hardly able to put any abstract ideas into words and depended largely on gestures and signs to communicate his feelings and passions.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual.

  • Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Mysteries, Religious”. Retained metadata contains “Mysteries, Religious” in the subject metadata.

    • Mysteries, Religious· via Open Library
    • Mysteries, Religious· in subject

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Editions

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Sign Language of the Mysteries

March 1997Kessinger PublishingEnglish
  • 9781564593917
  • 1564593916
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  • Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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openlibrary-work:OL131574W
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