TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Gilhus,Ingvild Saelid
AU  - Tsakos,Alexandros
AU  - Wright,Marta Camilla
TI  - The Archangel Michael in Africa: history, cult, and persona 
SN  - 9781350242678 (pbk)
AV  - BT968.M5 A68 2019
U1  - AFR 235.3 Arc 2019 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Michael
KW  - Africa
KW  - Religious life and customs
N1  - 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)
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