Angels

Redesigned and reformatted for a new generation of readers, this classic series provides illustrated introductions by distinguished writers and scholars to the worlds of mythology, symbols, and sacred traditions.

Celestial emissaries have inspired artists from every tradition to create artwork and decoration for temples, tapestries, miniatures, and manuscripts. Here is a dazzling array of angels in art, folklore, literature, and scripture, around the world and through the ages. Learned and lucid, the text illuminates the sacred origins of angels—from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim to Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, and Zoroastrian.

Here is an astonishing collection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture of angels from every century and from every corner of the world. In this wide-ranging text, Wilson offers a feast for the eye which shows how angels have acted as intermediaries between humans and the divine--in many varied spiritual traditions. 120 illustrations, 16 in color.

Peter Lamborn Wilson's previous books include Ec(o)logues and Escape from the Nineteenth Century & Other Essays. He lives in upstate New York.