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Angels: An Endangered Species

by Malcolm Godwin · 1990

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In this exquisitely designed volume, the mystical hierarchies of heaven and hell, and the ranking of seraphs, cherubim, archangels and other angelic manifestations are explained, in the first comprehensive survey of one of the most powerful and ever-present symbols in our collective vision. 95 four-color, 30 two-color, and 30 black-and-white illustrations.

Genre
mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 255 pages

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