Kushiel
In Judeo-Christian folklore the angel Kushiel, meaning "Rigid One of God", punishes individuals in Hell.[1]
In Hebrew writings
[edit]Kushiel is one of seven angels of punishment along with Hutriel, Lahatiel, Makatiel, Puriel (also written Pusiel), Rogziel and Shoftiel.[2]
As a "presiding angel of Hell," he is said to punish nations with a whip made of fire,[1] although, along with the other angels of punishment, is reported in Second Book of Enoch 10:3 to dwell in the third heaven.[3]
In popular culture
[edit]In 2001, Kushiel first appeared as a character in Jacqueline Carey's series of novels entitled Kushiel's Legacy. Kushiel was the punishing angel of the Yeshuites' One God[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Free Press, p. 168, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505
- ^ "The Angels of Punishment and The Fallen Angels". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
- ^ Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Free Press, p. 41, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505
- ^ Wilson, D. B. (2009). "Counterfactual Christianity: myth and re-imagined religion in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy". Literature and Aesthetics. 19 (2): 236–261. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Academia.edu.
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