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100 1 Schimmel, Annemarie,|d1922-2003.|0https://id.loc.gov/
authorities/names/n50004732
245 14 The mystery of numbers /|cAnnemarie Schimmel.
264 1 New York :|bOxford University Press,|c1993.
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500 Based on: Das Mysterium der Zahl by Franz Carl Endres, and
entirely rewritten by Annemarie Schimmel.
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-295) and
index.
505 0 Numbers and Number Systems -- The Heritage of the
Pythagoreans -- Gnosis and Cabala -- Islamic Mysticism --
Medieval and Baroque Number Symbolism -- Superstitions --
Number Games and Magic Squares -- A Little Dictionary of
Numbers. One.
506 |3Use copy|fRestrictions unspecified|2star|5MiAaHDL
520 1 "Why is the number seven lucky - even holy - in almost
every culture? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran,
where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to
private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in
our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie
Schimmel shows that numbers have been filled with mystery
and meaning since the earliest times, and across every
society."
520 8 "In The Mystery of Numbers Annemarie Schimmel conducts an
illuminating tour of the mysteries attributed to numbers
over the centuries. She begins with an informative and
often surprising introduction to the origins of number
systems: pre-Roman Europeans, for example, may have had
one based on twenty, not ten (as suggested by the English
word "score" and the French word for 80, quatrevingt -
four times twenty), while the Mayans had a system more
sophisticated than our own. Schimmel also reveals how our
fascination with numbers has led to a rich cross-
fertilization of knowledge: "Arabic" numerals, for
instance, were picked up by Europe from the Arabs, who had
earlier adopted them from Indian sources ("algorithm" and
"algebra" are corruptions of the Arabic author and title
names of a mathematical text prized in medieval Europe).
But the heart of the book is an engrossing guide to the
symbolism of numbers. Number symbolism, she shows, has
deep roots in Western culture, from the philosophy of the
Pythagoreans and Platonists, to the religious mysticism of
the Cabala and the Islamic Brethren of Purity, to Kepler's
belief that the laws of planetary motion should be
mathematically elegant, to the unlucky thirteen. After
exploring the sources of number symbolism, Schimmel
examines individual numbers ranging from one to ten
thousand, discussing the meanings they have had for Judaic,
Christian, and Islamic traditions, with examples from
Indian, Chinese, and Native American cultures as well. Two,
for instance, has widely been seen as a number of
contradiction and polarity. And six, according to ancient
and neo-Platonic thinking, is the most perfect number
because it is both the sum and the product of its parts (1
+2+3=6 and 1x2x3=6). Using examples ranging from the
Mayans to Shakespeare, she shows how numbers have been
considered feminine and masculine, holy and evil, lucky
and unlucky."
520 8 "A highly respected scholar of Islamic culture, Annemarie
Schimmel draws on her vast knowledge to paint a rich,
cross-cultural portrait of the many meanings of numbers.
Engaging and accessible, her account uncovers the roots of
a phenomenon we all feel every Friday the thirteenth."--
Jacket.
533 Electronic reproduction.|b[S.l.] :|cHathiTrust Digital
Library,|d2011.|5MiAaHDL
538 Master and use copy. Digital master created according to
Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs
and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation,
December 2002.|uhttp://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
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546 Translation of: Das Mysterium der Zahl.
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588 0 Print version record.
590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic
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650 0 Symbolism of numbers.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
subjects/sh85131427
650 7 Symbolism of numbers.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/
1140798
653 0 Numerology
655 4 Electronic books.
700 1 Endres, Franz Carl,|d1878-1954.|tMysterium der Zahl.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aSchimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003.|tMystery
of numbers.|dNew York : Oxford University Press, 1993
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