M. David Litwa, Posthuman transformation in ancient Mediterranean thought: becoming angels and demons. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. 248. ISBN 9781108843997 $99.99.Review by Tom Mackenzie, University College London. t.mackenzie@ucl.ac.uk
This is an enjoyable, erudite, and informative book, even if the argument could at times be presented with greater precision. ... The method of covering such a wide range of texts in such a short span has the benefit of readability and brings to light some very interesting overarching connections. He provides a wealth of material to support his central historical claim, that Jewish and Christian discourses of angelification were part of the same intellectual tradition as Platonic daimonification. ...
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