the concept of celestial beings : origins, development and reception /
edited by Friedrich V. Reiterer, Tobias Nicklas, Karin Schöpflin.
New York :
Walter de Gruyter,
2007.
1 online resource (xi, 714 pages) :
illustrations
Deuterocanonical and cognate literature yearbook ;
2007
Includes bibliographical references.
In our present-day society "Angels" are being talked about more frequently again. But where are the roots of these discourses to be found? How have they developed?The present volume focuses on important sources for the investigation of angelic images wi.