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A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels (original 1967; edition 1994)

by Gustav Davidson

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Growing up Protestant I didn't know much about angels. Who knew they were like smartphone apps of the heavens? Seriously, there's an angel for practically anything and everything. I really enjoyed this book and found it an incredible resource as I wrote an angel related original fiction last year. Comprehensive and easy to use, it was useful as a starting point to help me do further research certain characters. I think anyone who's interested in the supernatural will find this a handy addition to their collection. ( )
  Akaria | May 13, 2015 |
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Christopher loaned this to someone and never got it back. I used to drag it out when watching movies that had angels in them to see if they were using a Biblical reference or if they'd just made the character up. ( )
  KittyCunningham | Apr 26, 2021 |
A bit confusing, the same angel has so many names and duties and titles and then some of the jobs are attributed to others. Looked at from the point of view of a non-theist, it is interesting how the human race has created this huge pantheon of imaginary creatures to worship or fear. ( )
  Karen74Leigh | Dec 10, 2020 |
Christopher loaned this to someone and never got it back. I used to drag it out when watching movies that had angels in them to see if they were using a Biblical reference or if they'd just made the character up. ( )
  Kitty.Cunningham | Jul 19, 2017 |
I used to carry this book around with me. It's just endlessly pleasing. A great reference book. ( )
  semjaza | Aug 4, 2016 |
Growing up Protestant I didn't know much about angels. Who knew they were like smartphone apps of the heavens? Seriously, there's an angel for practically anything and everything. I really enjoyed this book and found it an incredible resource as I wrote an angel related original fiction last year. Comprehensive and easy to use, it was useful as a starting point to help me do further research certain characters. I think anyone who's interested in the supernatural will find this a handy addition to their collection. ( )
  Akaria | May 13, 2015 |
Alphabetical listing of angels named in literature and Scripture, including the fallen angels. Draws from the Koran, cabalistic writings, poetry, extracanonical sources such as the Books of Enoch, and many others. Excellent reference. ( )
1 vote avanta7 | Apr 24, 2009 |
This is my go-to source whenever I'm writing something with a Judeo-Christian slant. ( )
1 vote bluedream | Apr 9, 2009 |
This is an awesome resource book. Any angel you can think of is listed here - including the fallen! ( )
1 vote ursa_diana | Sep 19, 2008 |
This is one of my favorite time waster books. It is a fascinating, detailed, and exhaustive treatment on the subject of angels and spirits of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic mythologies. The Abrahamic religions I might say. I found the Kabbalah research interesting. It seems that Jewish scholars had an angel for everything, one for every hour of the day and a demon for every hour of the night. That sort of thing; a full delineation of the Powers and Thrones emanating from the all powerful God. Very interesting book, highly recommended. ( )
1 vote cleverusername2 | Oct 28, 2007 |
This book is the go-to reference for anyone wanting to find information on angels. I have several other angel themed "dictionaries" and "encyclopedias", but none are as useful and interesting as Davidson's-- in fact, many get most of their information from this very book anyway. If anyone is seriously interested in angels and angelology, this is a must have reference. The book is worth the price simply for the appendices and bibiography, and the main dictionary makes it even better. This is probably one of the most often used books on my shelf. ( )
2 vote zophiel666 | Sep 11, 2007 |
An amazingly complete collection of angels from all over the world. Also included are some of the more well known demons (such as Lillith).

There's also appendexs' which cover material from angelic invocation to the angelic alphabet. And the book is worth it for the bibliography alone.

All in all, the most comprehensive book on the subject (and an interesting read). ( )
1 vote 9days | May 23, 2007 |
Wonderfully comprehensive. A nice addition to my bookshelf. ( )
  CarlaR | Mar 28, 2007 |
Interesting reference work detailing the story of a lot of angels. ( )
  tuckerresearch | Sep 11, 2006 |
This is a wonderfully comprehensive reference, well-annotated. It's if anything a bit *too* comprehensive - many of the entries are simply a name and a citation, and perhaps a little more commentary would be nice. But it's worth the shelf space just for the appendices, which are an amazing sourcebook of angelic/Enochian magic. ( )
  melannen | Jan 7, 2006 |
In the form of a dictionary, this book is a reference back - up to other study, but is a useful compendium covering a good many religious/mthological systems.
  tole_lege | Oct 23, 2005 |
Dictionary of angels including the fallen ones ( )
  OSLCLibrary | Jan 18, 2007 |
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