Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: On angels and Michael in Africa -- The Archangel Michael in Africa: the African context / by Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) -- On the category of angels / by Ingvild Sl̆id Gilhus (University of Bergen) -- Michael: persona and cult among African Christians / by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) -- Part 2: The Archangel Michael in Coptic Egypt -- Introduction: Christian Egypt / by Ingvild Sl̆id Gilhus (University of Bergen) -- The Archangel Michael as psychopomp in Christian iconography in Egypt / by Karel Innemě (University of Amsterdam) -- On the liturgical memories of the Archangel Michael in the Coptic Church and their link with the Nile's rise: some reflections / by Pietro D'Agostino (Paris-Sorbonne University) -- Textual fluidity and monastic fanfiction: the case of the investiture of the Archangel Michael in Coptic Egypt / by Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo) -- Part 3: The Archangel Michael in Christian Nubia -- Introduction: Christian Nubia / by Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) -- Representations of the Archangel Michael in wall paintings from medieval Nubia / by Dobrochna Zielinska (University of Warsaw) and Alexandros Tsakos (University of Bergen) -- The position of the Archangel Michael within the celestial hierarchy: some aspects of the manifestation of his cult in Nubian painting / by Magdalena Laptas (Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw) -- Part 4: The Archangel Michael in Christian Ethiopia -- Introduction: Christian Ethiopia / by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) -- Relationships with the Archangel Michael: materiality and healing among Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in contemporary Addis Ababa / by Marta Camilla Wright (University of Bergen) -- The Archangel Michael: an everyday popular saint in Ethiopia / by Dan Levene (University of Southampton) -- Part 5: The Archangel Michael in South Africa -- Introduction: South Africa / by Lize Kriel (University of Pretoria) -- "Branded" St. Michael: a view from Pretoria on the archangel's position in South African consumer culture / by Lize Kriel (University of Pretoria) -- The presence and absence of the Archangel Michael in South Africa / by Delňe Human (University of Pretoria) -- The Archangel Michael in Limpopo: the sculptor Jackson Hlungwani and the angel-star of the Ngoma Lungundu epic / by Raita Steyn (University of Pretoria) -- Appendix: Some thoughts on how I came to Michael, or how he came to me / by David Tibet (independent researcher)