Archangel Michael in Africa

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in order to understand angels focusing on Africa and the cult and persona of the Archangel Michael. Traditional methods in the study of religion including philology papyrology art and iconography anthropology history and psychology are combined with methodologies deriving from memory studies graphic design art education and semiotics. <br/><br/>Chapters explore both historical and contemporary case studies from Coptic Egypt Nubia Ethiopia and South Africa providing a comparative perspective on the Archangel Michael alongside 25 images. <br/><br/>Innovative in both its methodologies and geographical focus this book is an important contribution to the study of religion and art Christianity in Africa and Coptic studies.