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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin... read more

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Angel, in Greek, messenger; we shall hardly know more of them when we learn that the Persians had Peris, the Hebrews Malakim, the Greeks their Daimonoi.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Angel
2. Animals
3. Anti-trinitarians
4. Apocalypse
5. Atheist, atheism
6. Baptism
7. Cannibals
8. Certain, certainty
9. Character
10. Councils
11. Enthusiasm
12. Equality
13. Fatherland
14. Flood
15. Great chain of being
16. Hell
17. Idol, idolator, idoltry
18. Joseph
19. Judas
20. Luxury
21. Martyr
22. Miracles
23. Peter
24. The philosopher Julian, Roman emperor
25. Prejudices
26. Pride
27. Self-love
28. Wicked

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  1. Voltaire (Author)

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