Ancient angels : conceptualizing angeloi in the Roman Empire / / by Rangar Cline.

Although angels are typically associated with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ancient Angels demonstrates that angels (angeloi) were also a prominent feature of non-Abrahamic religions in the Roman era. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the study uses literary, inscriptional, and archaeolog...

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Superior document:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 172
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Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 172.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.)
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505 0 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter One. Introduction: The Words Of Angels /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter Two. Angels Of The Aether /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter Three. Angels Of A Pagan God /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter Four. Angels Of The Grave /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter Five. Angels Of The Spring: Variations On Local Angelos Veneration And Christian Reaction /  |r R. Cline --   |t Chapter Six. Angels Of A Christian God: Christian Angelos Veneration In Late Roman Anatolia /  |r R. Cline --   |t Conclusion /  |r R. Cline --   |t Bibliography /  |r R. Cline --   |t Index /  |r R. Cline. 
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