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The Archangel Michael in Africa: History, Cult and Persona

The Archangel Michael in Africa: History, Cult and Persona

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African HistoryAfrican ArtGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1350242675
ISBN13: 9781350242678
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 25 2021
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in order to understand angels, focusing on Africa and the cult and persona of the Archangel Michael. Traditional methods in the study of religion including philology, papyrology, art and iconography, anthropology, history, and psychology are combined with methodologies deriving from memory studies, graphic design, art education, and semiotics.

Chapters explore both historical and contemporary case studies from Coptic Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and South Africa, providing a comparative perspective on the Archangel Michael, alongside 25 images.

Innovative in both its methodologies and geographical focus, this book is an important contribution to the study of religion and art, Christianity in Africa, and Coptic studies.

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