02636nam 22006251 450 991046247280332120131022155302.00-7556-2448-30-85773-285-40-85772-162-310.5040/9780755624485(CKB)2670000000369633(EBL)1208954(SSID)ssj0000887426(PQKBManifestationID)12345018(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887426(PQKBWorkID)10841949(PQKB)10903990(MiAaPQ)EBC1208954(Au-PeEL)EBL1208954(CaPaEBR)ebr11079075(CaONFJC)MIL497231(OCoLC)851315584(OCoLC)847948370(UtOrBLW)bpp09265485(EXLCZ)99267000000036963320200605d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom Gabriel to Lucifer a cultural history of angels /Valery ReesLondon :I.B. Tauris,2013.1 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78453-431-5 1-84885-372-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-253) and index.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"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.AngelsHistoryAngelsAncient history: to c 500 CEBICAngelsHistory.Angels.Ancient history: to c 500 CE.202/.1509Rees Valery1947-888984UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910462472803321From Gabriel to Lucifer1985765UNINA