Conversations with Angels
| Author | : J. Raymond |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 647 |
| Release | : 2011-08-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230316973 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230316972 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Conversations with Angels by : J. Raymond
Download or read book Conversations with Angels written by J. Raymond and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations.
