Gnosis: The Nature and History of an Ancient Religion

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T. & T. Clark, 1983 - 411 pages

Contents

THE SOURCES
9
The Older Sources
25
NATURE AND STRUCTURE
53
Cosmology and Cosmogony
67
Anthropology and Anthropogony
88
The Doctrine of Redemption and the Redeemer
113
The Ascent of the Soul and the End of the World
171
Community Cult and Social Practice Ethics
204
Early Schools and Systems
294
The Great Systems of the 2nd Century
308
Manicheism
326
The Mandeans
343
EPILOGUE
367
Select Bibliography
391
Index
405
Copyright

HISTORY
275

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