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In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.
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A'albiel-an angel in the service of the archangel Michael. Read the first page
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From Michael to Lucifer, the Seraphim to the Nephilim, this text alphabetically catalogs the spiritual entities we call angels. Davidson does a tremendous job of summarizing the varied interpretations of angelic lore from Biblical, non-canonical, and fictional sources. Each entry is objective and to the point. There are more names listed here than in any other books that I have read of its kind. I recommend this book to all students of angelology.
49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
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From A'albiel to Zuriel, A Dictionary of Angels (including the fallen angels) is a thoroughly comprehensive and well researched text with derivations stemming from sources as diverse as Milton's Paradise Lost to Mather's Greater Key of Solomon. Detailed appendices cover such topics as 'The Angelic Script', 'The Orders of the Celestial Hierarchy', 'The names of Metatron' and 'The Watchers' to name but a few and the thorough bibliography is almost as valuable as the book itself. To the uninitiated, A Dictionary of Angels may at first seem overwhelming, such is it's scale, but Davidson has certainly attained his desire to 'hack... through the the maze of changes in nomenclature and orthography that angels passed through in the course of their being transferred from one language into another...' and on the whole shared appellations are highlighted accurately enough, the exceptions I have found not worthy of mention here. Especially useful are the references to source literature held by each entry. Not all of this is heavy theological stuff, however, and there is enough tongue and cheek humour dotted throughout that one may read this wonderful book cover to cover. Purchase without delay!
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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This book is beautifully illustrated, but the images are nothing compared to the content. I have found this book to be a great help in research and with satisfying my curiosity. This is the one book you absolutely MUST have if you are interested in angels -- the REAL ones.
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Unexpected pleasure
It was certainly an unexpected pleasure to find that most, if not all, of what I was researching was covered in this comprehensive Dictionary of Angels. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. P. Green
Outstanding, Never Surpassed
There are a zillion books out there on angels nowadays and most are superficial (at best) or downright lousy (at worst). Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ernest Gill
Shame about the format
I agree with other reviewers who say this is a comprehensive and very well researched dictionary. There are angels here I have never heard of until I purchased this. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by LeeBee
Books as Gifts
My daughter was delighted to receive this as a Christmas gift and is looking forward to reading her way through it.
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by S. Fraser
Present!
I brought this book for a friend of mine, she absolutely loves it! Just to see her face when she recieved it, was worth it!
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Lintu
Exceptional
I have never seen so many of the angels named in one book before. I totally enjoyed it. This book is one i will certainly keep near. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2003 by Xaphinna
Too fictional
I found this book to be very good and thorough, but too much of it's information is fictional. A lot of the references are from Paradise Lost, or Faust, etc. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 1999
The final word on angels in myth, history, and legend.
There's a lot of angel books out there, all claiming to give knowledge of "all the angels"
that exist (or don't exist, depending on whom you ask). Read more
that exist (or don't exist, depending on whom you ask). Read more
Published on 17 Dec 1996
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