Theos-Talk Archives (September 2005 Message tt00106)

Sorry this post came out garbled 
where it has '&#8710' is should have been a triangle symbol, sorry 
didn't realize symbols wont come out on the script here.

Perry


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Perry Coles" <perrycoles@y...> 
wrote:
> Just thought some of you may find this of interest regarding library 
> classification systems.
> http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr517/winter2000/Group7/index.htm
> 
> In India the classification system used is the 'Colon system' thought 
> up by Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan.
> It's a rather complex (at least to the Western mindset) but very 
> interesting.
> 
> For example it has a category for 'An Occult study of metals' which 
is 
> &#8710;(E191) and Occult metabolism which is &#8710;(G:3)
> 
> The &#8710; being the symbol used for 'Spiritual experience and 
mysticism'
> 
> Perry