{"product_id":"2026100009508-secondhand-birds-with-human-souls-a-guide-to-bird-symbolism","title":"Birds With Human Souls: A Guide To Bird Symbolism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross centuries and civilisations, birds have served as powerful messengers between the earthly and the divine — and Birds with Human Souls: A Guide to Bird Symbolism by Beryl Rowland is the definitive compendium that uncovers these rich, layered meanings. Drawing on sources ranging from classical mythology and medieval bestiaries to religious iconography and literary tradition, Rowland presents an encyclopaedic survey of avian symbolism, tracing how individual species — from the wise owl to the treacherous cuckoo — came to embody the full spectrum of human virtues, vices, and spiritual aspirations.\n\nRowland's scholarship is meticulous yet richly readable, weaving together threads from ancient Egypt, Greco-Roman antiquity, Christian allegory, and vernacular poetry to construct a sweeping cultural history of our relationship with birds. Each entry illuminates not just a creature, but a mirror of human consciousness — and one is left to wonder just how much of ourselves we have always seen in the birds above us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203107627227,"sku":"2026100009508-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/188ce046-cf93-4177-a8aa-f313bac05191.png?v=1788143873","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009508-secondhand-birds-with-human-souls-a-guide-to-bird-symbolism","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}