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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction: On AngelsWings; One: Angels through the Ages; Two: Angelic Imagination; Three: Humans and Angels; Four: The Archangels; Five: Satan, the Fallen Angel; Six: The Angel of Death; Seven: The Ascended Ones; Eight: Lectio Divina and the Angelic Way; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;Examining angels as metaphors--not only of God reaching out to humankind but also of humankind reaching out to God--this comprehensive study illuminates the philosophical, psychological, and spiritual implications of angels, both heavenly and fallen, for readers and seekers of every faith or none. It gives both an overview of angels in various religious traditions, and an explanation of angels as expressions of human spiritual awareness, and shows that the fascination with winged spirits is universal. Offering an accessible history of angels, an exploration of the contemporary implications of an.

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Also by Rami Shapiro

The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice

Ethics of the Sages: Pirke Avot

The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature:

Selections Annotated & Explained

Let Us Break Bread Together: A Passover Haggadah for Christians

( with Michael Smith )

Open Secrets: The Letters of Reb Yerachmiel ben Yisrael

The Hebrew Prophets: Selections Annotated & Explained

Hasidic Tales: Annotated & Explained

The Way of Solomon:

Finding Joy and Contentment in the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes

Minyan: Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity

Notes

New Testament quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

INTRODUCTION

Plato, Phaedrus , trans. Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1995, p. 33.

Tao Te Ching: A New English Version , trans. Stephen Mitchell. New York: Harper & Row, 1988, p. 1.

Peter L. Berger, A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural . Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1970, p. 94.

William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell , ed. Sir Geoffrey Keynes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1975, p. xvi.

Joseph Campbell, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion . Novato, CA: New World Library, 2002, p. 5.

Joseph Campbell, The Heros Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work . New York: New World Library, 2003, p. 134.

Mark Meadows, Campbell and the Perennial Philosophy: Social Sciences, Mysticism, and Myth, in Kenneth L. Golden, ed., Uses of Comparative Mythology: Essays on the Work of Joseph Campbell . New York: Garland Publishing, 1992, p. 253.

Joseph Campbell, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion . Novato, CA: New World Library, 2002, pp. 2728.

Chandogya Upanisad , Part 6, Chapter 8, Verse 7, in The Upanisads , trans. Valerie J. Roebuck. New York: Penguin, 2004, p. 176.

CHAPTER ONE

Harold Bloom, Omens of the Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection . New York: Riverhead Books, 1996, p. 55.

Harold Bloom, Omens of the Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection . New York: Riverhead Books, 1996, p. 55.

Edward Sell, The Faith of Islam . London: SPCK Press, 1920, p. 278.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 204.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 301.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 154.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 43.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 84.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 319.

Edward Sell, The Faith of Islam . London: SPCK Press, 1920, p. 201.

Barbara Daly Metcalf, Perfecting Women: Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawis Bihishti Zewar . Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992, p. 71.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 163.

Nathaniel Altman, The Deva Handbook: How to Work with Natures Subtle Energies . Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1995, p. 4.

The Rig Veda , trans. Wendy Doniger. New York: Penguin, 2005, p. 25.

The Rig Veda , trans. Wendy Doniger. New York: Penguin, 2005, p. 36.

Jeanine Miller, The Vision of Cosmic Order in the Vedas . London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books Ltd, 1985, p. 72.

The Hymns of the RGVEDA , trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1986, p. 367.

The Hymns of the RGVEDA , trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1986, p. 293.

The Hymns of the RGVEDA , trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1986, p. 111.

Franklin Edgerton, ed., The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: Selections from the Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Upanisads, and Mahabharata . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965, p. 108.

Jeanine Miller, The Shining Ones of the Vedas, in Maria Parisen, comp., Angels and Mortals: Their Co-Creative Power . Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1990, p. 87.

The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya , trans. Maurice Walshe. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995, electronic version Columbia University, unpaginated ( www.columbia.edu/itc/religion/f2001/edit/docs/aggannasutta.pdf ).

CHAPTER TWO

The Zohar , Prizker Edition, Vol. II, trans. Daniel C. Matt. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004, p. 257.

Raphael Ben Zion, trans., An Anthology of Jewish Mysticism . New York: Judaica Press, 1981, p. 161.

Raphael Ben Zion, trans., An Anthology of Jewish Mysticism . New York: Judaica Press, 1981, p. 162.

Raphael Ben Zion, trans., An Anthology of Jewish Mysticism . New York: Judaica Press, 1981, p. 162.

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. II, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 626.

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. II, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 626.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 310, retold by author.

Thomas Patrick Hughes, A Dictionary of Islam . London: Laurier Books, Ltd, 1996, p. 620.

Thomas Patrick Hughes, A Dictionary of Islam . London: Laurier Books, Ltd, 1996, p. 620.

CHAPTER THREE

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 109, retold by author.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, pp. 110111, retold by author.

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. II, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 434.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, pp. 116117, retold by author.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 118, retold by author.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 123, retold by author.

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. II, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 710, retold by author.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 133, retold by author.

CHAPTER FOUR

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. I, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 58, retold by author.

Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1956, p. 28, retold by author.

Midrash Rabbah: Genesis Rabbah , Vol. I, trans. H. Freedman. New York: Soncino Press, 1983, p. 74, retold by author.

Augustine, Eight Questions , cited in Gustav Davidson, A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels . New York: Free Press, 1967, p. xii.

Ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad , trans. Alfred Guillaume. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 107.

The Quran: A New Translation , trans. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 192.

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