From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels
Rees, Valery2013
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Place reservation for From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angelsAngels have perpetually enthralled and even terrified us. Rees offers the first comprehensive history of these beautiful, enigmatic and sometimes dangerous beings, whose existence and actions have been charted across the eons of time and civilisation
Main title:
From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels / by Valery Rees
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Imprint:
London I.B. Tauris c2013
Collation:
272 p. 16 p. of plates illustrations (chiefly colour)
Contents:
1.Angels - Universal and Archetypal2.Filling the Space between Earth and HeavenAngels in the Judaean DesertGnostic AngelsNeoplatonic DaemonsThe Celestial HierarchyFicinos AngelsAngels and Humans3.Angels and DemonsAngelologyAngels of the ReformationNineteenth-century AngelsDemonsAngels at the Edge4.Wings or No Wings? Angels as Messengers5.The Great ProtectorsOrigins of the CherubimCherubim in the BibleCherubim after the Bible6.Constant Praise7.The Chariot and the Throne8.Angels and ArchangelsMichaelGabrielRaphaelThe Fourth Archangel9.Angel Guides in the World to Come10.Angel Guides in this WorldHealing Powers of Guardian AngelsOther Interventions11.Fallen Angels12.Angels of Retribution and RedemptionRedemption
ISBN:
9781848853720 (hbk)
Dewey class:
202.15 FRO
Local class:
202.15
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
33209
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 202.15 FRO | Available |
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