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

• VerfasserIn: Rees, Valery, 1947-
• Place / Publishing House: London : : I.B. Tauris,, 2013.
• Ano de Publicação: 2013
• Idioma: English
• Descrição Física: 1 online resource (304 pages) :; illustrations (some color)
• Resumo: 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.
• Bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-253) and index.
• ISBN: 9781848853720 (hbk.); 1848853726 (hbk.); 9780857721624
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Valery Rees.

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 annihila...