Practicing Gnosis : ritual, magic, theurgy, and liturgy in Nag Hammadi, Manichaean and other ancient literature : essays in honor of Birger A. Pearson /

Practicing Gnosis : ritual, magic, theurgy, and liturgy in Nag Hammadi, Manichaean and other ancient literature : essays in honor of Birger A. Pearson /

Ritual, magic, liturgy, and theurgy were central features of Gnosticism, and yet Gnostic practices remain understudied. This anthology is meant to fill in this gap and address more fully what the ancient Gnostics were doing. While previously we have studied the Gnostics as intellectuals in pursuit o...

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Other Authors: De Conick, April D., Shaw, Gregory, 1951-, Turner, John Douglas., Pearson, Birger A. 1934-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : Brill, 2013.

Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 85.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

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Gnosticism > History.

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Call Number: B638 .P73 2013

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