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No such angel is treated as canonical in traditional Rabbinic Judaism. However, an angel by a similar name, Azriel (עזריאל), is mentioned in Kabbalistic literature such as the Zohar. Despite the absence of such a figure in Judaism, the name Azrael is suggestive of a Hebrew theophoric עזראל, meaning "the one whom God helps".
The Decay of the Angel (天人五衰, Tennin Gosui) is a novel by Yukio Mishima and is the fourth and last in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published in Shinchosha (orig.) on 25 February 1971, three months after Yukio Mishima's suicide.
Even though the kijin and onryō of Japanese Buddhist faith have taken humans' lives, there is the opinion that there is no "death god" that merely leads people into the world of the dead. [6] In Postwar Japan , however, the Western notion of a death god entered Japan, and shinigami started to become mentioned as an existence with a human nature.
"Angel of Death" (Hank Williams song), 1954 "Angel of Death" (Slayer song), 1986 "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy song), 1982 "Angel of Death", a song by Angel Witch on Angel Witch, 1980 "Angel of Death", a song by Helstar on the album Remnants of War, 1986; Angel of Death, a symphonic poem by George Whitefield Chadwick, 1918
In Islam, Azrael plays the role of the angel of death who carries the soul up to the heavens, acting by the permission of God. [9] In many cultures, the shaman also fulfils the role of the psychopomp. This may include not only accompanying the soul of the dead, but also at birth to help introduce the newborn child's soul into the world.
Gabriel, angel of death over kings; List of angels in theology; Michael (archangel), good angel of death; Mot (god), an angel of death from the Hebraic Book of Habakkuk; Nasirdin and Sejadin, angels of death in Yazidism; Psychopomp, a creature, spirit, angel, or deity in many religions, responsible for escorting souls to the afterlife
Josef Rudolf Mengele (German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ⓘ; 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician during World War II at the Russian front and then at Auschwitz during the Holocaust, where he was nicknamed the "Angel of Death" (German: Todesengel). [1]
[4] [5] [6] The literal translation of Iⁿzanaŋgî and Iⁿzanamî are 'Male-who-invites' and 'Female-who-invites'. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Shiratori Kurakichi proposed an alternative theory which instead sees the root iza- (or rather isa- ) to be derived from isao (historical orthography: isawo ) meaning 'achievement' or 'merit'.