From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels / Valery Rees.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.Description: xv, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781848853720 (hbk.)
  • 1848853726 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL 477 .R44 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-253) and index.

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.

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.

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