The Archangel Michael in Africa: History, Cult, and Persona

Gilhus, Ingvild Saelid and Tsakos, Alexandros and Wright, Marta Camilla

The Archangel Michael in Africa: History, Cult, and Persona - London Bloomsbury Academic 2021 - 246p

Part one On Angels and Michael in Africa,
The African context Alexandros,
Tsakos,
On the category of Angels,
Ingvild Saelid Gilhus,
Michael: Persona and cult among African Christian,
Marta Camilla Wright,
Part two The Arch Angel Michael in Coptic Egypt,
Introduction: Christian Egypt,
Ingvild Saelid Gilhus,
The Arch Angel Michael as Psychopomp in Christian Iconography in Egypt,
Karel Innemee,
On the Liturgical memories of the Archangel Michael in the Coptic Church and their link with the Nile`s rise: Some reflections,
Peitro D`Agostino,
Textual fluidity and Monastic fanfiction: The case of Investiture of the Archangel Michael in Coptic Egypt,
Hugo Lundhaug,
Part Three The Archangel Michael in Christian Nubia,
Introduction: Christian Nubia Alexandros Tsakos,
Representations of the Archangel Michael in wall paintings from Medieval Nubia ,
Dobrochna Zeilinska and Alexandros Tsakos,
The Position of the Archangel Michael within the Celestial Hierarchy: Some aspects of the Manifestation of his cult in Nubian Painting,
Magdalena Laptas,
Part Four The Archangel Michael in Christian Ethiopia,
Introduction: Christian Ethiopia ,
Marta Camilla Wright,
Relationships with the Archangel Michael: Materiality and healing among Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in contemporary Addis Ababa,
Maria Camilla Wright,
The Archangel Michael: An Everyday popular saint in Ethiopia, Dan Levene,
Part five The Archangel in South Africa,
Introduction: South Africa,
Lize Kriel,
"Branded" St. Michael; A view from Pretoria on the Archangel`s position in South African consumer culture,
Lize Kriel,
The presence and absence of the Archangel Michael in South Africa,
Delene Human,
The Archangel Michael in Limpopo: The Sculptor Jackson Hlungwani and the Angel-star of the Ngoma Lungundu Epic,
Raita Steyn,
Appendix: Some thoughts on How I came to Michael, or how he came to me,
David Tibet

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C72.5 / G396

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