The Tree Of Gnosis
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The Tree Of Gnosis
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Author : Ioan P. Culianu
language : en
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Release Date : 1992
The Tree Of Gnosis written by Ioan P. Culianu and has been published by Harper San Francisco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Religion categories.
This pioneering study interprets the mythology of dualism from Gnosticism to the medieval Cathars to modern nihilism. Couliano shows that, far from being "historically" transmitted, the underlying connection between all dualistic worldviews is a perennial and immensely appealing mindset.
The Tree Of Gnosis
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Author : Askari
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-02-01
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From Christianity To Gnosis And From Gnosis To Christianity
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Author : Jean Magne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
From Christianity To Gnosis And From Gnosis To Christianity written by Jean Magne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
Gnostic Visions
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Author : Luke A. Myers
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-04
Gnostic Visions written by Luke A. Myers and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04 with Religion categories.
Gnostic texts are filled with encounters of strange other worldly beings, journeys to visionary heavenly realms, and encounters with the presence and spirit of the divine. In Gnostic visions, author and Gnostic scholar Luke A. Myers presents evidence demonstrating how Gnostic visions were created and the connection these visions have to naturally occurring visionary compounds that are still in existence today. The culmination of more than ten years of research, Gnostic Visions advances the understanding of classical ethnobotany, Gnosticism, and the genesis of early Christian history. In this book the author discusses the prehistoric foundations of early human religion as well as the visionary religious traditions of the classical Greeks and Egyptians. Using these as a foundation, the book presents new and never before seen research explaining how Gnostic visions were created and what types of compounds were used by these ancient people to create them. Gnostic Visions presents evidence directly linking visionary Ayahuasca analogs with the creation of Gnostic and Hermetic visionary experiences. Gnostic Visions also describes the decline of Gnosticism, other visionary practices used in the Dark Ages and gives a brief tour of the visionary plants of the new world. In Gnostic visions, Myers tells of his personal experience with the divine and includes some of his own reflections of the importance of mankind's relationship to the natural world. He communicates that altered states of consciousness have been responsible for many of the most profound mystical religious experiences in human history.
The Tree Of Life
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Author : Douglas Estes
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-03-17
The Tree Of Life written by Douglas Estes and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Religion categories.
The tree of life is an iconic visual symbol at the edge of religious thought over the last several millennia. As a show of its significance, the tree bookends the Christian canon; yet scholarship has paid it minimal attention in the modern era. In The Tree of Life a team of scholars explore the origin, development, meaning, reception, and theology of this consequential yet obscure symbol. The fourteen essays trek from the origins of the tree in the texts and material culture of the ancient Near East, to its notable roles in biblical literature, to its expansion by early church fathers and Gnostics, to its rebirth in medieval art and culture, and to its place in modern theological thought.
Paradise Reconsidered In Gnostic Mythmaking
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Author : Tuomas Rasimus
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-10-31
Paradise Reconsidered In Gnostic Mythmaking written by Tuomas Rasimus and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-31 with Religion categories.
This book offers a new understanding of Sethianism and the origins of Gnosticism by examining the mythology in and social reality behind a group of texts to which certain leaders of the early church occasionally attached the label ‘Ophite.’ In the unique Ophite mythology, which rewrites the Genesis paradise story and is attested, for example, in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 1.30, The Apocryphon of John and On the Origin of the World, the snake’s advice to eat of the tree of knowledge is considered positive, the creator and his angels are turned into demonic beasts and the true Godhead is presented as an androgynous heavenly projection of Adam and Eve. It is argued that Hans-Martin Schenke’s influential model of the ‘Sethian system’ only reveals part of a larger whole to which the Ophite material belongs as an important and organic component.
Another Seed
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Author : Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1984
Another Seed written by Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Religion categories.
Preliminary Material /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Mythology and the Sethian Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --From Origin of Evil to Origin of Righteousness /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Unde Malum: From Apocalyptic Literature to Gnostic Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Archons as Seducers /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Gnostic Race /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Seth and the Child /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Salvation History /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Sacred Geography /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Sons of God or Sons of Seth? /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Echoes and Repercussions /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Elements in Hermetic Traditions /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Myths in Manichaean Garb /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Gnostic Sexual Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Bibliography /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa.
The Tree In The Lightworld
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Author : Jon Olav Ryen
language : en
Publisher: Fagbokforlaget
Release Date : 2006
The Tree In The Lightworld written by Jon Olav Ryen and has been published by Fagbokforlaget this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
In The Tree in the Lightworld, the author examines the vine symbol in Mandaeanism, the only surviving Gnostic religion from ancient times. Most Mandaeans still live in their traditional areas in southern and southwestern Iran. The book shows how the vine is a significant symbol in this religion and that it occurs very often in Mandaean literature compared to other Gnostic and Jewish writings. The motif provides a broad variety of meanings, with the Tree of Life as the most important symbolic content. Additionally, the book shows how the vine symbol is also connected to both dark and light beings in the universe, and the author looks at the striking parallels between the Mandaean vine and Jesus' famous words about the vine in the gospel of John.
The Gospel Of The Gnostics
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Author : Duncan Greenlees
language : en
Publisher: Book Tree
Release Date : 2006-10
The Gospel Of The Gnostics written by Duncan Greenlees and has been published by Book Tree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10 with Gnosticism categories.
Recommended by top scholars in the field of Gnostic studies for many years, but has been virtually impossible to find until now. One of the best books on the subject, essential for any serious researcher. A virtual gold mine of Gnostic material, some translated and presented here for the first time.
Gnostic Secrets Of The Naassenes
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Author : Mark H. Gaffney
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004-04-19
Gnostic Secrets Of The Naassenes written by Mark H. Gaffney and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-19 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Reveals the hidden meaning of the Grail and a secret Christian doctrine for achieving higher consciousness • Shows that Gnosticism is not a derivative of Christianity but the revelation of the true message of Jesus • Describes the ancient relationship between water and spirit • Explains the doctrine of immanence taught by Jesus at the Last Supper • Features the translated source text from The Refutation of All Heresies by Bishop Hippolytus, the only existing record of the Naassene Sermon In the third century C.E., the Catholic Bishop Hippolytus composed A Refutation of All Heresies in which his chief target was the Gnostic sect the Naassenes, whose writings included a recounting of Jesus’ actual teachings at the Last Supper. Contrary to Church attacks, the Naassenes were not a heretical derivative of Christianity but the authentic foundation and purveyor of Christ’s message. In fact, much of what passes as Christianity has nothing to do with the original teachings of its founder. The message recorded in the Naassene Sermon was intended for an inner circle of disciples who were prepared for advanced initiation into Jesus’ wisdom teachings. The Grail discussed therein was not an actual chalice but a symbol of the indwelling of the divine. The teachings involved the awakening of spirit and included practices aimed at restoring the soul’s lost connection with God. Immanence, in the true sense intended by Jesus, thus allows for spiritual attainment in this life by ordinary individuals without the intermediary of Church or priest. This was the real meaning of the Last Supper and why the Naassenes believed that Jesus was the fulfillment of all the Mystery traditions.