In Encyclopedia of Angels, author Rosemary Ellen Guiley addresses the origins, natures, functions and manifestations of angels, providing a unique aggregation of scholarly material on an elusive and mysterious topic. Tracing the path of angels across such diverse subjects as mysticism, mythology, folklore, magic, visions of the Virgin Mary, out-of-body experiences, extraterrestrials, psychology, parapsychology and philosophy, Guiley illuminates the history and development of angelologies; the characters of individual angels; angels and their importance in the major religions of the world; angels and saints; and encounters with angels by people such as Dorothy McLean, founder of Findhorn; psychoanalyst Carl Jung; poet and painter William Blake; American pilot Charles Lindbergh; and more.
In Encyclopedia of Angels, author Rosemary Ellen Guiley addresses the origins, natures, functions and manifestations of angels, providing a unique aggregation of scholarly material on an elusive and mysterious topic. Tracing the path of angels across such diverse subjects as mysticism, mythology, folklore, magic, visions of the Virgin Mary, out-of-body experiences, extraterrestrials, psychology, parapsychology and philosophy, Guiley illuminates the history and development of angelologies; the characters of individual angels; angels and their importance in the major religions of the world; angels and saints; and encounters with angels by people such as Dorothy McLean, founder of Findhorn; psychoanalyst Carl Jung; poet and painter William Blake; American pilot Charles Lindbergh; and more.