Engelsmagie und Engelsvisionen in der Spätantike
Appealing to angels in Late Antiquity could satisfy the hope for both divine help and divination. At the same time Christian authorities criticized the practice as a form of idolatry. Names of angels in magical texts underline the conflictual position of angelic prayers and angelic visions in the pu...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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| Published: |
Aschendorff
2018
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| In: |
Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 61, Pages: 101-116 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Angel
/ Invocation
/ Vision
/ Late Antiquity
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBH Angelology; demonology |
| Further subjects: | B
Christians
B Divination B Prayers B Vision B Angels B Idolatry B Primitive & early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Summary: | Appealing to angels in Late Antiquity could satisfy the hope for both divine help and divination. At the same time Christian authorities criticized the practice as a form of idolatry. Names of angels in magical texts underline the conflictual position of angelic prayers and angelic visions in the public space of early Christian societies. The aim of this paper is to explain this position. |
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| ISSN: | 0075-2541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
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