From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels /
Rees, Valery, 1947-
From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels / Valery Rees. - London : I.B. Tauris, 2013. - xv, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-253) and index.
Angels : universal and archetypal -- Filling the space between earth and heaven -- Angels and demons -- Wings or no wings? : angels as messengers -- The great protectors -- Constant praise -- The chariot and the throne -- Angels and archangels -- Angel guides in the world to come -- Angel guides in this world -- Fallen angels -- Angels of retribution and redemption.
For sceptics, angels may be no more than metaphors: poetic devices to convey, at least for those with a religious sensibility, an active divine interest in creation. But for others, angels are absolutely real creatures: manifestations of cosmic power with the capacity either to enlighten or annihilate those whose awestruck paths they cross.
9781848853720 (hbk.) 1848853726 (hbk.)
2012532042
GBB1B9261 bnb
015947813 Uk
Angels.
Angels--History.
BL 477 / .R44 2013
From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels / Valery Rees. - London : I.B. Tauris, 2013. - xv, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-253) and index.
Angels : universal and archetypal -- Filling the space between earth and heaven -- Angels and demons -- Wings or no wings? : angels as messengers -- The great protectors -- Constant praise -- The chariot and the throne -- Angels and archangels -- Angel guides in the world to come -- Angel guides in this world -- Fallen angels -- Angels of retribution and redemption.
For sceptics, angels may be no more than metaphors: poetic devices to convey, at least for those with a religious sensibility, an active divine interest in creation. But for others, angels are absolutely real creatures: manifestations of cosmic power with the capacity either to enlighten or annihilate those whose awestruck paths they cross.
9781848853720 (hbk.) 1848853726 (hbk.)
2012532042
GBB1B9261 bnb
015947813 Uk
Angels.
Angels--History.
BL 477 / .R44 2013