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The angel or "messenger" is a spectacular focus for the religious imagination, linking immortal and mortal worlds. This course explores the historical theology, iconography, and liminal function of angels in Judaism, Christianity, Mazdayasna (Zoroastrianism), and Islam, as well as the widespread revival of interest in these mysterious beings.
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Instructors

Kimberley Patton

Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion, Harvard Divinity School
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