The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics

Martin, Sean

ISBN 10: 1842433393 / ISBN 13: 9781842433393

Verlag: Pocket Essentials, 2010

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Inhaltsangabe:

Gnosticism is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the first centuries after Christ, nearly becoming the dominant form of Christianity, but was eventually branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. The long and diverse history of Gnosticism is recounted here, as well as reasons for its continued relevance today. Although some Gnostic beliefs are close to mainstream Christianity, others examined here include that the world is imperfect because it was created by an evil god who was constantly at war with the true, good God; that Christ and Satan were brothers; that reincarnation exists; and that women are the equal of men. Also covered is the influence Gnostics had on the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, psychologist Carl Jung, the Existentialists, the New Age movement, and writers as diverse as William Blake, W. B. Yeats, Albert Camus, and Philip K. Dick.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Sean Martin's books for Pocket Essentials include Alchemy and Alchemists, Andrei Tarkovsky, The Cathars, The Gnostics, and The Knights Templar.

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Titel: The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics
Verlag: Pocket Essentials
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket