The Gnostic world
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...
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| Language: | English |
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2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: The Gnostic world] (2021) (Radford, Raymond)
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| Series/Journal: | Routledge Worlds Ser
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gnosis
/ New religion
/ Cult
B Gnosis / Religion / History |
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Collection of essays
B Gnosticism B Religions B Cults |
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| Summary: | 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 -- Receptions of Gnostic traditions, III: Gnosis falsely so-called -- Mysticism, 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 -- Introduction: the state of the questions -- The 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 Chapter 5 The Jewish background to "Gnosticism": a guide for the perplexed -- Merkavah 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 -- Chapter 7 On ancient "Gnosticism" as a problematic category -- Introduction: 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 -- Genres of Gnostic scripture -- 1. Religio-philosophical epistles -- 2. Revelation dialogues -- 3. Revelation monologues -- The "classical Gnostic" school of thought (hairesis) -- References -- Chapter 11 Sethian Gnostic speculation -- Sethian Gnostic literature and patristic testimonies -- The figure of Seth -- Sethian speculation on sacred history -- Sethian speculation on established traditions: Jewish, Christian, and Platonic -- References -- Chapter 12 Basilides and the Basilidians -- References -- Chapter 13 Valentinus and the Valentinians -- Doctrine -- The Father, the Son, and the Pleroma -- The story of Sophia -- Creation of the world -- Creation of the human Descent of the Savior -- The ritual of Redemption -- Eschatology -- Organizational nature -- Historical context -- The continuity of Valentinianism -- References -- Chapter 14 Is the Gospel of Thomas gnostic? -- Thomasine images of Jesus -- Ideological figures of Thomas -- Female disciples: Salome and Mary -- Salome -- Mary of Thomas -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 The Gospel of Judas and the Tchacos Codex -- The Letter of Peter to Philip -- The (First) Apocalypse of James -- The Gospel of Judas -- [Allogenes] -- References -- Chapter 16 The Mandaeans: writings, ritual, and art -- References -- Chapter 17 Hermetism and Gnosticism -- Gnostic and Hermetic narrative fictions -- Chronological issues -- What is meant by "Egyptian sources"? -- Hermetism and the Bible -- Gnostics and Hermetists faced with the Old Testament -- Monistic reintegration and the Hermetic way of immortality -- References -- Chapter 18 Plotinus and the Gnostics -- Introduction -- Converging points -- The Platonician exegesis -- The simplicity and ineffability of the first principle -- The metaphysic of emanation by contemplative mode -- The concept of integral emanation -- The theory of the three kinds of men -- The doctrine of the salvation -- Diverging points -- The continuity/discontinuity of the intelligible procession -- The eternity and necessity of the emanation process -- The limitation versus multiplication of metaphysic levels -- The partial non-descent of the individual soul -- The practice of virtues -- A philosophical and argumentative discourse (literary genre) -- Conclusion: the peculiar aspect of the polemic -- References -- Chapter 19 Gnostic elements in ancient magical papyri -- References -- Chapter 20 Mani's life -- References -- Chapter 21 The Manichaean path to salvation -- Manichaean mythology, cosmology, and anthropology -- The Manichaean soul The human individual in its congenital condition and its reform -- Personal and cosmic eschatology -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 22 Insight and means in Chinese Manichaean texts -- The Light-Nous, insight, and means -- The Elect, insight, and means -- Insight and liberation -- References -- Chapter 23 From "Zurvanism" to Mazdak -- Zurvanite Gnosis? -- Mazdak's Gnosis -- References -- Chapter 24 Christian gnosis: from Clement the Alexandrian to John Damascene -- Clement the Alexandrian -- Athanasius of Alexandria -- The Cappadocians -- Evagrius Ponticus -- Maximus the Confessor -- John Damascene -- References -- Chapter 25 Gnostic vicissitudes in late antiquity -- Competing parties -- Two substantial late antique texts: Pistis Sophia and Zostrianos -- Later developments -- References -- Chapter 26 Jñana: Gnostic tendencies in early Hinduism and Buddhism -- Definitions -- Upanis ads -- The Mahabharata -- Buddhism -- Institutional -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 27 The discourse of truth in Chinese Tiantai Buddhism: "gnosis beyond gnosis" -- Zhiyi's discourse of truth -- Zhiyi's system of elaborating truth in its six categories -- 1. The Ten Suchnesses -- 2. The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination -- 3. The Four Noble Truths -- 4. The Two Truths -- 5. The Threefold Truth -- 6. One Truth -- Six groups of correlation among various categories of truth -- References -- Medieval -- Chapter 28 Questions of Gnostic influence on early Islam -- The Qur'an and Gnostic currents -- Traces of Gnostic currents in the world of early Islam -- Gnostic currents and early sectarianism in Islam -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 29 An agenda for the study of early Shi i cosmologies -- The historical setting and the sources -- The Hadith corpus -- The Ghulat corpus -- References -- Chapter 30 Classic Sufism and gnosis -- Introduction Comparisons with Gnostic sectarians -- Early developments in Sufi gnoseology -- Sufi gnoseology and Islamic scripture -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 31 Ismailism and gnosis -- References -- Chapter 32 Druze gnosis and the mystery of time -- References -- Chapter 33 Gnostic elements in Yezidism -- Gnostic aspects in the perception of the Xwade - the one god -- Gnostic roots of Malak-Tawus -- Gnostic elements in the characters of Yezidi deities -- Other Gnostic filaments -- The legend of Yezidi origins -- Snake -- Pearl -- Derogated characteristics and stigmas -- References -- Chapter 34 Gnosticism and Kabbalah -- Salvific knowledge -- Hypostases and pleroma -- The demiurge -- The origin of evil -- Primordial drama -- Other possible connections -- References -- Chapter 35 Bogomils and Cathars -- The Bogomils -- In Bulgaria -- In Byzantium -- In Bosnia -- Cathars -- In the south of France -- References -- Chapter 36 Alchemy and gnosis from antiquity to early modern times: "as above so below" -- Antiquity -- Developments from medieval into modern times: a summary -- References -- Modern: West, East, and Current Issues Europe and the West -- Chapter 37 "Gnosis" as term and concept in the esoteric movements of the modern West: an attempt... -- The tentative appearance of "gnosis" in a positive sense in the context of esoteric movements of the modern West -- "Gnosis" in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in esoteric and neo-esoteric literature -- The presence and absence of esotericism in academic constructions of a "Gnosis" in the twentieth and... -- References -- Chapter 38 Byzantine and modern Orthodox gnosis: from the eleventh to the twenty-first century -- Monks, mystics, and intellectuals: the eleventh century -- Scholars and hesychasts: the fourteenth century -- The Philokalia: the rebirth of Orthodoxy The modern Orthodox quest for gnosis |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (737 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-317-20185-4 |