Symbolism Explained

Symbolism or symbolist may refer to:

Arts

Symbolism (arts), a 19th-century movement rejecting Realism
- Symbolist movement in Romania, symbolist literature and visual arts in Romania during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Russian symbolism, the Russian branch of the symbolist movement in European art
Symbol, something that represents, stands for or suggests an idea, belief, action, or entity
Color symbolism, the use of colors within various cultures to express a variety of symbolic meanings

Religious symbol, an iconic representation of a religion or religious concept
- Buddhist symbolism, the use of Buddhist art to represent certain aspects of dharma
- Christian symbolism, the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity
- Symbols of Islam, the use of symbols in Islamic literature, art and architecture
- Jewish symbolism, a visible religious token of the relation between God and man

Symbolic anthropology, the study of cultural symbols and how those symbols can be interpreted to better understand a particular society
Symbolic system, a system of interconnected symbolic meanings
Solar symbol, a symbol which represents the Sun in psychoanalysis, symbolism, semiotics, or other fields