Here is a full-scale study of the heretical world of Gnosticism - its literature, symbolic language and main tenets - based on actual Gnostic documents and written by an eminent authority in the field. The paperback edition of this classic contains an important new chapter entitled "The Recent Discoveries in the Field of Gnosticism, " and an epilogue on "Gnosticism, Existentialism and Nihilism."
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Here is a full-scale study of the heretical world of Gnosticism - its literature, symbolic language and main tenets - based on actual Gnostic documents and written by an eminent authority in the field. The paperback edition of this classic contains an important new chapter entitled "The Recent Discoveries in the Field of Gnosticism, " and an epilogue on "Gnosticism, Existentialism and Nihilism."
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UsedGood. Softcover, 2nd edition, revised; fading and shelf wear to exterior; bump at spine; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding.
this is a serious look at what religion might mean to the individual believer in direct contrast to a state religion -- the author is speaking of the jewish sect later called christianity. the big deal was that almost another god was required to get past the tradition. time will tell.
