From Gabriel and Lucifer : a cultural history of angels /
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| Author / Creator: | Rees, Valery, 1947- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the US and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. |
| Description: | xv, 272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9104444 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrates
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Angels - Universal and Archetypal
- 2. Filling the Space between Earth and Heaven
- Angels in the Judaean Desert
- Gnostic Angels
- Neoplatonic Daemons
- The Celestial Hierarchy
- Ficino's Angels
- Angels and Humans
- 3. Angels and Demons
- Angelology
- Angels of the Reformation
- Nineteenth-century Angels
- Demons
- Angels at the Edge
- 4. Wings or No Wings? Angels as Messengers
- 5. The Great Protectors
- Origins of the Cherubim
- Cherubim in the Bible
- Cherubim after the Bible
- 6. Constant Praise
- 7. The Chariot and the Throne
- 8. Angels and Archangels
- Michael
- Gabriel
- Raphael
- The Fourth Archangel
- 9. Angel Guides in the World to Come
- 10. Angel Guides in this World
- Healing Powers of Guardian Angels
- Other Interventions
- 11. Fallen Angels
- 12. Angels of Retribution and Redemption
- Redemption
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
