{"product_id":"elysium-a-visual-history-of-angelology-hardcover","title":"Elysium: A Visual History of Angelology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElysium: A Visual History of Angelology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a gloriously illustrated overview of angels across art, religion, and literature from scholar Ed Simon, writer for The Millions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ineffable, invisible, inscrutable--angels are enduring creatures across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and human experiences of the divine as mediated by spiritual emissaries are an aspect of almost every religious tradition. In popular culture, angels are often reduced to the most gauzy, sentimental, and saccharine of images: fat babies with wings and guardians with robes, halos, and harps. By contrast, in scripture whenever one of the heavenly choirs appears before a prophet or patriarch, they first declare, \"Fear not!\" for terror would be the most appropriate initial reaction to these otherworldly beings. Angels are often not what we'd expect, but it's precisely in that transcendent encounter that something of the strangeness of existence can be conveyed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElysium: A Visual History of Angelology\u003c\/i\u003e is a follow-up volume to \u003ci\u003ePandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology\u003c\/i\u003e, offering an account of the angelic hierarchies as they've been understood across centuries and cultures, and of the individual personages, such as the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel, who have marked the mythology of the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Color Illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is staff writer for the literary site The Millions and has contributed his characteristically engaging cultural criticism to almost every major American literary publication, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Paris Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. With a PhD in English, Simon is an expert on the literature and religion of Renaissance Britain and early America, but he has developed a reputation among editors, critics, and readers for introducing complex subjects in an accessible manner. In fall 2021, Abrams released his book \u003ci\u003ePandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology\u003c\/i\u003e, which has since become the standard text on the subject for popular readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 10.08 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764958003488,"sku":"9781419767579","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f7d4ec109316cf1c1b034e6a39f2e54.webp?v=1780258795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/elysium-a-visual-history-of-angelology-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}