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Title: Swastika the Earliest Known Symbol and its Migrations by Thomas Wilson ISBN: 0-7661-0818-X Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Company Pub. Date: 31 May, 1942 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: "The sick socialist swastika" by RexCurry.net
Comment: Very good book. Too bad it was originally written before the monstrous National Socialist German Workers' Party. Perhaps a new updated edition could be done that will explore the newer argument discussed elsewhere that although the swastika was an ancient symbol, one of the reasons that it was chosen or maintained as a symbol by the National Socialist German Workers' Party is that the swastika resembles two 'S' runes or letters overlapping to represent "Socialist" groups joining together as the horrid National Socialist German Workers' Party.

Rating: 5
Summary: excellent book - 1st published in 1894!
Comment: since you have called up this information, chances are you already know that the swastika had been in use all over the world ages and ages before adolf hitler started using it for his sad and sick crusade.

it is important to note that this book originally came out in 1894 (no, this is NOT a typing error!), therefore the author was able to approach the subject without the knowledge we all have.

basically, thomas wilson examined where and - if information was available - when the different forms of the swastika appeared in history: on coins, pottery, fabrics, etc.

writing a review that does this book, and especially its subject, justice seems impossible, i must admit. let me just add this: the swastika has been known for milleniums in all parts of the world. furthermore it appears, that it was mainly a symbol of good luck. the term swastika originates in the holy language of sanskrit. it is composed of "su", meaning "good", and "asti", meaning "being": "good being".

what a shame adolf hitler chose this beautiful symbol and managed to make most of us feel uneasy whenever we see it. i hope we will one day overcome this...

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