Ancient angels : conceptualizing angeloi in the Roman Empire /
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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Leiden ; Boston :
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2011.
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
172.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.
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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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