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Author Jones, David Albert

Title Angels : a very short introduction / David Albert Jones
Published Oxford : Oxford Univ Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 141 pages) : illustrations
Series Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
Contents A brief history of angels -- Picturing angels -- What is an angel -- Divine messengers -- Ministering spirits -- Heavenly hosts -- Fallen angels -- Wrestling with angels
Summary What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, fairies, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This book investigates stories and speculations about angels in religions old and new, in art literature, film, and the popular imagination
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Angels.
Angels in popular culture.
Angels in literature.
Angels in art.
Angels in motion pictures.
Angels
Angels in art
Angels in literature
Angels in motion pictures
Angels in popular culture
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199547302
0199547300
9780191777301
0191777307
0191614912
9780191614910