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Angels: A Very Short Introduction
David Albert Jones
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Description for Angels: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. 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 Very Short Introduction investigates stories and speculations about angels in religions old and new, in art, literature, film, and the popular imagination. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 118 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
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 Very Short Introduction outlines some of the more prominent stories and speculations about angels in Judaism, Islam, Christianity and post-Christian spiritualities. It reflects on the way that angels have been portrayed in art, whether as young men in the Hebrew Scriptures, androgynous winged creatures of the pre-Raphaelites or the masculine statue of the Angel of the North. It will also consider angels in films such as Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, and ... Read more
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 Very Short Introduction outlines some of the more prominent stories and speculations about angels in Judaism, Islam, Christianity and post-Christian spiritualities. It reflects on the way that angels have been portrayed in art, whether as young men in the Hebrew Scriptures, androgynous winged creatures of the pre-Raphaelites or the masculine statue of the Angel of the North. It will also consider angels in films such as Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
125g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199547302
SKU
V9780199547302
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About David Albert Jones
Professor David Jones is Director of The Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford, and was previously the Academic Director in the School of Theology, Philosophy, and History at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. He has written three previous books, Approaching the End: a theological exploration of death and dying (OUP, 2007), The Soul of the Embryo: an enquiry into the status ... Read more
Reviews for Angels: A Very Short Introduction
Review from previous edition Small but perfectly formed volume...everyone should have this book.
Peter Brookesmith, Fortean Times
If anybody should know about angels, it's this guy... a very intelligent but very accessibly history.
Kate Saunders, BBC Radio 2
A colourful and comprehensive overview of our fascination with angels.
Peter Stamford, The Independent
As a ... Read more
Peter Brookesmith, Fortean Times
If anybody should know about angels, it's this guy... a very intelligent but very accessibly history.
Kate Saunders, BBC Radio 2
A colourful and comprehensive overview of our fascination with angels.
Peter Stamford, The Independent
As a ... Read more