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Gothic Symbols #1 – ☥ Basic Semiotics & the Ankh ☥



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So I’ve decided to start a little series on the topic of symbols that are commonly seen in the gothic subculture. In this first episode I am starting with a brief definition of the terms sign and symbol, then I’m talking a little bit about the Ankh symbol. I hope that you are interested in this topic, please let me know what you think about in in the comments! Also, what kind of symbols should I talk about?

Main source: Busch / Stenschke: Germanistische Linguistik. 2. Auflage. gnv: Tübingen, 2008. – http://amzn.to/2oJZ5YW

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4:17 – what does the Ankh mean?

watch the second episode here: https://youtu.be/m0KRvKc0ZXU

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26 thoughts on “Gothic Symbols #1 – ☥ Basic Semiotics & the Ankh ☥
  1. Such an awesome idea for a video series. I learned a ton of new things about the symbol, which is kinda funny since I'm part Egyptian and wear an ankh, shouldn't I know this? Haha 🙂 Can't wait for more!

  2. Love this video! Semiotics takes me back to my university study – I did French & Communication Arts at Huddersfield University, and much of the first year was devoted to semiotics as well as stuff about perception. Later on we did some basic linguistics too.

  3. The sandal strap thing made me think of a series of pictures my parents have on the wall in their hall, which they bought while in Egypt. It depicts a wedding ceremony, in the ancient Egyptian style, with hieroglyphs and so on. The bride and groom each wear one sandal from the same pair, indicating that they are now one. If as you say the ankh and the sandal are related then this has a deeper significance than them being each half of a pair of sandals – it shows that their lives are both part of a paired life together. I think that's beautiful. 🙂

  4. So nice to have found your channel, Chris! You are absolutely right, symbolism is everywhere. I am currently studying not only symbolism but also sigils.

  5. Thank you for this series! Just getting into goth and since I only heard of satanism I've been confused with the pentagram – now I can do my proper research and my mind totally opened 😀 thank you soo much!! Binging this series right away! Love your Instagram as well

  6. The ankh is my favourite symbol and I am gothic. I have been gothic since I was a child and I have always been fascinated by Ancient Egypt. Whenever I had to do a project about another country, I chose Ancient Egypt whether the project was for Social Studies, Visual Arts or Travel and Tourism. While I had seen ankh necklaces in a couple of shows I watched, I didn't truly become familiar with the ankh until it became an important symbol in my favourite show when I was 14. The show is called Dark Oracle and it is about a twin brother and sister who came across a comic book called Dark Oracle that actually predicted their futures and kept entering their lives with new issues. The comic features characters that are supposed to be them but the comic book characters have different names. There were some gothic characters, but the ankh was connected to a main character's (she is the furthest thing from gothic) comic book counterpart. Anyways, I love the ankh and I own some nice ankh jewelry. I want more!

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