From Gabriel to Lucifer : A Cultural History of Angels
Valery. Rees
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | London : : I.B.Tauris, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (304 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - TOC; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Angels - Universal and Archetypal; 2. Filling the Space Between Earth and Heaven; 3. Angels and Demons; 4. Wings or No Wings? Angels as Messengers; 5. The Great Protectors; 6. Constant Praise; 7. The Chariot and the Throne; 8. Angels and Archangels; 9. Angel Guides in The World to Come; 10. Angel Guides in this World; 11. Fallen Angels; 12. Angels of Retribution and Redemption; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Fiery the angels fell; slow thunder rolled around their shores, burning with the fires of Orc.' Whether in recent popular culture, or back across countless centuries, angels have perpetually enthralled and even terrified us. 'Every single angel is terrible,' wrote the German Romantic poet Rilke: 'and so I hold myself back from the dark bird-cry of my anguished sobbing.' 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: manifes
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| ISBN | 1-8488-5372-6(ib.). - 978-1-8488-5372-0(ib.) : Nkr 168.00
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From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels
Valery. Rees
Valery Rees
Bok · Engelsk · 2013
Valery. Rees
Valery Rees
Bok · Engelsk · 2013
