America today is on an angel craze, and in Omens of Millennium the noted literary and religious scholar Harold Bloom examines just why that is. He gives a lucid and provocative history of angels, explaining how these heavenly beings have been perceived by various cultures and religious commentators. The history alone, with references to the Jewish Kabbalah, Christian Gnosticism and Muslim Shi'ite Sufism is fascinating, and what's truly provocative is Professor Bloom's analysis of what a modern obsession with angels may mean. It's an elegantly written book, sure to provoke much thought.