The Gnostic World

Herausgeber: Trompf, Garry W; Johnston, Jay; Mikkelsen, Gunner B

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Produktbeschreibung

The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, designed as a collection of critical studies by experts to both widen and deepen study in Gnostic movements and strands of speculation as a discrete "World" of human socio-spiritual life from the distant past until today. An international team of contributors examin

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Worlds
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 175mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1278g
• ISBN-13: 9780367733124
• ISBN-10: 0367733129
• Artikelnr.: 61540580

Autorenporträt

Garry W. Trompf is Emeritus Professor in the History of Ideas, and Adjunct Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. Gunner B. Mikkelsen is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Jay Johnston is Associate Professor, School of Literature, Art and Media, University of Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionGarry W. TrompfTheoretical1. Gnosticism, Gnostics, and
GnosisDylan M. Burns2. "The Gnostic World": A History of Scholarship (until
2000)Garry W. Trompf3. Gnostics and Temporality: From Myth to
MacrohistoryGarry W. TrompfAncient 4. Ancient Pre-Christian "Gnosticisms":
The State of the QuestionsCarl B. Smith II5. The Jewish Background to
"Gnosticism": A Guide for the PerplexedGarry W. Trompf6. Gnostic Motifs in
the New TestamentPheme Perkins7. On Ancient "Gnosticism" as a Problematic
CategoryMichael A. Williams8. Gender Issues and the Study of Ancient
"Gnosticism"Majella Franzmann9. The Gnostics in Early Christian
HeresiologyMark Edwards10. Genres of Gnostic Literature and the "Classical
Gnostic" School of Thought John D. Turner11. Sethian Gnostic
SpeculationJohn D. Turner12. Basilides and the BasilidiansJean-Daniel
Dubois13. Valentinus and the ValentiniansEinar Thomassen14. Is the Gospel
of Thomas Gnostic?David W. Kim15. The Gospel of Judas and the Tchacos
CodexGarry W. Trompf and David W. Kim16. The Mandaeans: Writings, Rituals,
and ArtBrikha Nasoraia17. Hermetism and GnosticismJean-Pierre Mahé18.
Plotinus and the GnosticsFrancis Lacroix and Jean-Marc Narbonne19. Gnostic
Elements in Ancient Magical PapyriMalcolm Choat20. Mani's LifeIain
Gardner21. The Manichaean Path to SalvationJason D. BeDuhn22. Insight and
Means in Chinese Manichaean TextsGunner B. Mikkelsen