The Archangel Michael in Africa: history, cult, and persona
Part 1: On angels and Michael in Africa --The Archangel Michael in Africa: the African context /by Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) --On the category of angels /by Ingvild Sælid Gilhus (University of Bergen) --Michael: persona and cult among African Christians /by Marta Camilla Wright (Unive...
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| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
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Africa
Religious life and customs
B Michael (Archangel) Cult (Africa) |
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| Summary: | Part 1: On angels and Michael in Africa --The Archangel Michael in Africa: the African context /by Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) --On the category of angels /by Ingvild Sælid Gilhus (University of Bergen) --Michael: persona and cult among African Christians /by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) --Part 2: The Archangel Michael in Coptic Egypt --Introduction: Christian Egypt /by Ingvild Sælid Gilhus (University of Bergen) --The Archangel Michael as psychopomp in Christian iconography in Egypt /by Karel Innemée (University of Amsterdam) --On the liturgical memories of the Archangel Michael in the Coptic Church and their link with the Nile's rise: some reflections /by Pietro D'Agostino (Paris-Sorbonne University) --Textual fluidity and monastic fanfiction: the case of the investiture of the Archangel Michael in Coptic Egypt /by Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo) --Part 3: The Archangel Michael in Christian Nubia --Introduction: Christian Nubia /by Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) --Representations of the Archangel Michael in wall paintings from medieval Nubia /by Dobrochna Zielinska (University of Warsaw) and Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) --The position of the Archangel Michael within the celestial hierarchy: some aspects of the manifestation of his cult in Nubian painting /by Magdalena Laptas (Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw) --Part 4: The Archangel Michael in Christian Ethiopia --Introduction: Christian Ethiopia /by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) --Relationships with the Archangel Michael: materiality and healing among Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in contemporary Addis Ababa /by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) --The Archangel Michael: an everyday popular saint in Ethiopia /by Dan Levene (University of Southampton) --Part 5: The Archangel Michael in South Africa --Introduction: South Africa /by Lize Kriel (University of Pretoria) --"Branded" St. Michael: a view from Pretoria on the archangel's position in South African consumer culture /by Lize Kriel (University of Pretoria) --The presence and absence of the Archangel Michael in South Africa /by Deléne Human (University of Pretoria) --The Archangel Michael in Limpopo: the sculptor Jackson Hlungwani and the angel-star of the Ngoma Lungundu epic /by Raita Steyn (University of Pretoria) --Appendix: Some thoughts on how I came to Michael, or how he came to me /by David Tibet (independent researcher). |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1350084719 |