@article{918284, author = {Rees, Valery,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/918284}, title = {From Gabriel to Lucifer : a cultural history of angels /}, abstract = {For sceptics, angels may be no more than metaphors: poetic devices to convey, at least for those with a religious sensibility, an active divine interest in creation. But for others, angels are absolutely real creatures: manifestations of cosmic power with the capacity either to enlighten or annihilate those whose awestruck paths they cross.}, recid = {918284}, pages = {1 online resource (304 pages) :}, }