Angels and demons : perspectives and practice in diverse religious traditions

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nottingham Apollos 2007Description: 277 pages 22 cm illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781844741823 1844741826
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 235.4 R543A
Contents:
Introduction: issues in angelology and demonology across diverse religious traditions -- The spiritual realm in traditional African religion -- Demons and deliverance in African Pentecostalism -- Pentecostals and angels -- The charismatic devil: demonology in charismatic Christianity -- Binding the strong man: the flaw of the excluded middle -- The sura-asura theme in Hinduism The manthiravadi: a South Indian wounded warrior-healer -- How Allah communicates: Islamic angels, devils and the 2004 tsunami -- Angels in Islamic oral tradition from the Qur'an to Th'labi -- Angels and demons in folk Islam -- Coping with the non-existent: A Course in Miracles and evil -- Satanism and the heavy-metal subculture -- Not just halos and horns: angels and demons in Western pop culture -- Appendix A: Spirits, good and evil, in traditional African religions -- Appendix B: Gods, good and evil, in Hinduism.
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Introduction: issues in angelology and demonology across diverse religious traditions --
The spiritual realm in traditional African religion --
Demons and deliverance in African Pentecostalism --
Pentecostals and angels --
The charismatic devil: demonology in charismatic Christianity --
Binding the strong man: the flaw of the excluded middle --
The sura-asura theme in Hinduism The manthiravadi: a South Indian wounded warrior-healer --
How Allah communicates: Islamic angels, devils and the 2004 tsunami --
Angels in Islamic oral tradition from the Qur'an to Th'labi --
Angels and demons in folk Islam --
Coping with the non-existent: A Course in Miracles and evil --
Satanism and the heavy-metal subculture --
Not just halos and horns: angels and demons in Western pop culture --
Appendix A: Spirits, good and evil, in traditional African religions --
Appendix B: Gods, good and evil, in Hinduism.

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