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Anyone who enjoys myths, folklore, or fun stories will love this. This book was pretty interesting, and I definitely think you should check it out whenever you get a chance.

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I quite enjoyed this book, surprisingly. Although it was nonfiction, which is usually boring, the different viewpoints of religions was actually really interesting. Learning about a religion that I do not practice, and how angels are intertwined into their beliefs was extraordinary.

My favorite part of the book was at the end when it said:
"Ultimately, a belief in angels and all things related to angels can be based only on faith. No one can be certain about what these beings look like or how they act – if they do exist at all. Therefore, some people might say it is foolish to believe in angels at all. Without proof of the things existence, such skeptics suggest, there's no point in trying to find its nature."

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In my opinion, I believe this is written from a very educated persons point of view, someone who definitely has proof to back up their ideas and generalizations.

The writing style is very detailed and factual. Nothing is based on opinions, it is all based on proof.

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Main people:

Sumerians: (earliest record of angels) they sculpted a winged figure descending from the heavens to pour water into a kings cup. The ancient Sumerians who carved the religious figure believed that the water was the essence of life, and they viewed the winged creature not as a God, but as a servant of the gods. Although this creature was not called an angel, it had the same appearance and relationship to the deity as angels in other cultures

Zoroaster (zarathustra): a prophet who first referenced angels during the emergence of a religion called Zoroastrianism in Persia. Took place between 1000B.C. - 600B.C.

Hindus: had God that sometimes function as messengers for higher gods. Called Devas, which are considered to be roughly equivalent to angels. The nineteenth-century religious philosophy called Theosophy, which combines elements of western and eastern religions, the words deva and Angel are interchangeable. However, according to traditional Hindu thinking, devas have much more independence and responsibility than angels, with control over various aspects of the natural world.

Hebrews: The first appearance of an angel in the Hebrew Bible is a matter of controversy. In the first book of the Bible, Genesis, which is said to have been written by the Hebrew leader Moses in approximately 1250 B.C.; after God commanded the first humans, Adam and eve, to leave the garden of Eden, Angels called cherubim stood guard at the gardens entrance to keep the couple from returning.

Mormons: they believe the angels are non-human, holy spiritual creatures - not ghosts or any other embodiment of the human soul -  who live with God in heaven but can take on the appearance of human if necessary.

Muhammad: Writer of the Qur'an, went on a spiritual retreat in a mountain cave near Mecca and was visited by an angel who he later identified as Gabriel. Gabriel brought Muhamed the message that there was only one God and gave him a series of revelations regarding God's teachings. Muhammad was told to recite his teachings to others, and eventually they were written down in a book known as the Qur'an which means "reading" or "recitation".

Central conflict:

Nobody can agree on what an angel really is, and everyone has a different view of what an angel is to them. In the end, all the aspects of an angel is solely up to you.

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The overall idea of this book is Angels, obviously. But the main subtopics include the origin of angels, whether it be by religion or folklore; the appearance of the Angels; what the angels do during their time serving for whatever god of whatever religion they are from (and let me tell you, each religion is drastically different when it comes to angels); and bad angels, do they or do they not exist? But all of this is summed up with the statement, 'it's a matter of faith'.

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Angels, written by Patricia D. Netzley, non-fiction obviously. Why did I choose to read this? Well, quite simple put, it was the closest book that resembled my first book. I wouldn't say it's my favorite genre, but definitely not the worst.

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In most modern stories of Angel encounters, angels are helpful beings. However, when angels were first written about in ancient times, they were either fierce beings who destroyed gods enemies or benign beings who delivered messages for god without becoming involved in individual people's lives.