By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the rainbow has often been used in literature, religion, and art to symbolise the bridge between the land and the sky, the earth and heavens. But rainbow symbolism is also wide-ranging in different cultures, so it’s worth exploring the different meanings of the rainbow throughout the centuries, and in different religions and works of literature. So, let’s take a closer look at some prominent rainbow symbolism.