Omens of Millennium

Omens of Millennium

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This work examines the ancient phenomena of angels, dreams and near-death experiences, tracing our fascination with them to their origins in tradition. It convincingly demonstrates that our interest in them is a basic part of our intellectual and cultural past and present.

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Omens of Millennium by Harold Bloom

Throughout history, as each new century approaches, people become increasingly fascinated with angels, dreams and near-death experiences. But what exactly are angels? How and when did they enter into human consciousness? What resemblance do angels of today have with their ancient predecessors? Where does our notion of the near-death experience come from? What roles do angels, dreams and near-death experiences play in our world as we approach the 21st century? In this work the author explores all these questions, tracing our fascination with these ancient phenomena to their origins in Zoroastrian, Hebraic, Christian and Sufi traditions. In doing so he rescues them from what he considers to be their contemporary debased condition, restoring them to their original grandeur and convincingly demonstrating that our current obsessions are a basic part of our intellectual and cultural past as well as our present.
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ISBN 13 9781857025774
ISBN 10 1857025776
Title Omens of Millennium
Author Harold Bloom
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1997-07-03
Number of pages 272
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