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1 online resource (737 pages) |
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Routledge Worlds Ser |
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Routledge Worlds Ser
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Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; Theoretical; Chapter 1 Gnosticism, gnostics, and gnosis; Introduction; From Baur to Rudolph: philosophy of religion, existentialism, and the divine spark; Rethinking "Gnosticism"; Rethinking the Gnostikoi; Sethian and Valentinian literature: Gnostic, Christian, or ...?; Receptions of Gnostic traditions, I: Mandaeism, Manichaeism, "Islamic Gnosticism," and Balkan dualisms; Receptions of Gnostic traditions, II: "Jewish Gnosticism" and magic |
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Receptions of Gnostic traditions, III: Gnosis falsely so-calledMysticism, esotericism, and neo-Gnosticism; References; Chapter 2 The Gnostic World: a history of scholarship (until 2000); Beginnings in heresiology; Early modern entrées; Inventing "the Gnostic world"; The great discoveries; Reconceptualizations; References; Chapter 3 Gnostics and temporality: from myth to macrohistory; The Gnostic Myth; The incipience and emergence of Gnostic macrohistory; Modern developments; References; Ancient; Chapter 4 Ancient pre-Christian "Gnosticisms": the state of the questions |
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Introduction: the state of the questionsThe problem of the definition of "Gnosticism"; The problem of the definition of "pre-Christian"; Paraphrase of Shem (NHC VII.1); Revelation (or Apocalypse) of Adam (NHC V.5); Secret Book (or Apocryphon) of John (NHC II.1, III.1, IV.1, BG.2, Irenaeus, Haer. 1.29-31); The question of methodology; 1. Reconstructing a past in a quest to simplify the complexities of our extant evidence; 2. The creation of texts and communities from ideas; 3. Parts for the whole argumentation; Conclusion: the question of import and motivation; References |
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Chapter 5 The Jewish background to "Gnosticism": a guide for the perplexedMerkavah mysticism; Samaria, Simon Magus, and the Angel of the Lord; Philo Judaeus and mystical exegesis; Jewish contemplatives and the Hermetica; Nag Hammadi Judaica?; Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls; The Mandaeans; Jewish gnosticizing Christians; Concluding comments; References; Chapter 6 Gnostic motifs in the New Testament; Coming of a heavenly victor; United with the heavenly savior; Knowledge of secret teaching; Ritual recovery of true humanity; References |
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Chapter 7 On ancient "Gnosticism" as a problematic categoryIntroduction: ancient ambiguity; Categories; "Gnosticism" or "gnosis" as a type; "Gnostics" as a single historical group or movement; Shelving the category; Concluding comments; References; Chapter 8 Gender issues in the study of ancient Gnosticism; References; Chapter 9 The Gnostics in early Christian heresiology; Irenaeus of Lyons; Tertullian of Carthage; Hippolytus; Clement of Alexandria; Epiphanius of Salamis; Afterword; References; Chapter 10 Genres of Gnostic literature and the "classical Gnostic" school of thought |
| Summary |
The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, written by a distinguished international team of experts to explore Gnostic movements from the distant past until today. These themes are examined across sixty-seven chapters in a variety of contexts, from the ancient pre-Christian to the contemporary. The volume considers the intersection of Gnosticism with Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indic practices and beliefs, and also with new religious movements, such as Theosophy, Scientology, Western Sufism, and the Nation of Islam. This comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource for religious studies students, scholars, and researchers of Gnostic doctrine and history |
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Gnosticism.
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Cults.
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Religions.
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Gnosticism.
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religions (belief systems, cultures)
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Christianity.
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cult.
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Gnostic.
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gnostic gospels.
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mysticism.
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new religions.
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Scientology.
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Cults
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Gnosticism
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Religions
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mikkelsen, Gunner B
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Johnston, Jay
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| ISBN |
9781317201854 |
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131720185X |
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