Title: Encounters With Death: A Compendium of Anthropomorphic Personifications of Death from Historical to Present Day Phenomenon
Publisher: Westgate Pr
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0944087094
ISBN 13: 9780944087091
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 0.45 pounds

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A Unique Compendium of Anthropomorphic Personifications of Death from historical to present day phenomenon, including traditional and non-traditional Death encounters told in the words of those who have experienced this growing pehomenon. Gathered from research through The Azrael Project over the past 20 plus years; Chapters Include; The Meaning of Anthropomorphic Personification, Select Cross-Cultural & Historical Personifications of Death, Some Common Precursors to Manifestation, Atmospheric Similarities During Encounters With a Death Entity, Selected Published Encounters with Death from the Azrael Project Archives, The Angel of Our Imaginings; Death Personified in Literature & Film, Ars Moriendi; Images of Death in Art, and many others. Prior to this compendium, if one were seeking information on the Death entity, you would literally need to research thousands of books and pour through stacks of research papers. With this project, you need look no further than one book to begin your journey.

About the Author

Leilah Wendell is the world's foremost recognized researcher of Death personifications and encounters. Her name is synonymous with "necromantic", as it is she who coined the genre over a quarter century ago. Author of ten books and scores of articles on the subject, she is also a fine artists, poet and proprietor of The Westgate Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first and only gallery devoted exclusively to Necromantic Art & Literature and dedicated to the Angel of Death. Born in New York and best known for her ground-breaking title Our Name is Melancholy- The Complete Books of Azrael, and over twentyfive years of research and documentation via The Azrael Project, she currently resides in New Orleans, LA. in what is commonly referred to as "The House of Death".

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