A Book of Angels : reflections on angels past and present and true stories of how they touch our lives / Sophy Burnham.
This intriguing book tells the extraordinary stories of present-day encounters with angels, traces the appearance of angels in various cultures, and explores how writers--such as Dante, Milton, and Shakespeare--have responded to angels throughout history.
Record details
- ISBN: 0345361571
- ISBN: 9780345361578
- Physical Description: xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [1990]
- Copyright: ©1990
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I: Angels & ghosts I have known: Angels & ghosts I have known -- Angels unawares -- Turn a stone/start a wing -- II: Angelology, or the knowledge of angels: Sons of God -- Thunder like drumming -- Battle of heaven & Princes of Hell -- Angelic doctors -- III: Images & dreams: Wings of silence -- My black angel & others -- IV: Letters on angels.
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 291.2 BUR (Text) | 36015000668547 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | 291.215 BUR (Text) | 80605000856780 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 291.2 B (Text) | 2000527538 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | 291.2 BUR (Text) | 30005100122244 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 291.2 (Text) | 33115007053203 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | 291.2 B (Text) | 28198000311852 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | 291.215 BUR (Text) | 31421620817719 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | 291.215 B (Text) | 31781011079660 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ocracoke Community Library | 291.2 (Text) | 38344101326369 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 291.21 Bur (Text) | 38950609588720 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
This intriguing book tells the extraordinary stories of present-day encounters with angels, traces the appearance of angels in various cultures, and explores how writers--such as Dante, Milton, and Shakespeare--have responded to angels throughout history.
