Angels: A History
- ISBN-10
- 0199582955
- ISBN-13
- 9780199582952
- Series
- Angels
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 161
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-25
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- David Albert Jones
Description
What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, faeries, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This concise introduction investigates stories and speculations about angels in religions old and new, in art, literature, film, and the popular imagination.
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