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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > Gnosticism

Gnosis, v. 2 - The Mesoteric Cycle (Paperback, 2nd English Reprint ed.): Boris Mouravieff Gnosis, v. 2 - The Mesoteric Cycle (Paperback, 2nd English Reprint ed.)
Boris Mouravieff; Volume editing by Robin Amis; Illustrated by Michel Droin, Martin Gordon; Translated by S.A. Wissa, …
R814 R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Save R64 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gospel of Judas - A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Hardcover): David Brakke The Gospel of Judas - A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Hardcover)
David Brakke
R1,449 Discovery Miles 14 490 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A new translation and commentary on the extracanonical Coptic text that describes Judas' special status among Jesus' disciples Since its publication in 2006, The Gospel of Judas has generated remarkable interest and debate among scholars and general readers alike. In this Coptic text from the second century C.E., Jesus engages in a series of conversations with his disciples and with Judas, explaining the origin of the cosmos and its rulers, the existence of another holy race, and the coming end of the current world order. In this new translation and commentary, David Brakke addresses the major interpretive questions that have emerged since the text's discovery, exploring the ways that The Gospel of Judas sheds light on the origins and development of gnostic mythology, debates over the Eucharist and communal authority, and Christian appropriation of Jewish apocalyptic eschatology. The translation reflects new analyses of the work's genre and structure, and the commentary and notes provide thorough discussions of the text's grammar and numerous lacunae and ambiguities.

The Secret History of the Gnostics - Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (Paperback): Andrew Phillip Smith The Secret History of the Gnostics - Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (Paperback)
Andrew Phillip Smith 1
R399 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A long-awaited illumination of the mystical movement that teaches 'Gnosis' - knowledge of God as opposed to unquestioning faithAcclaimed author Andrew Phillip Smith delves into the myths and practices of this ancient movement, exploring its early popularity, its subsequent decline under the weight of orthodoxy in the Church, and its present-day resurgence.Gnosticism has travelled a fascinating path, from the Manichaeans in Persia between the 3rd and 7th centuries, to the triumphs and tragedies of the Cathars in southern Europe between the 12th and 14th centuries, to, finally, today's Mandaeans in Iraq. However the revival of Gnosticism extends further than these sects, offering inspiration to a legion of literary figures, including Dan brown and Philip Pullman. Gnostcisim's emphasis on personal over organized religion, in keeping with the doctrine of the early Christian era during which it thrived, has found particular resonance with today's multicultural world.The Secret History of the Gnostics is not simply an authoritative account of one sect's practical beliefs and customs - it is, in effect, a manifesto, an appeal to those inspired by or drawn to the Gnostic faith not to forget its origins.

Wrestling with Archons - Gnosticism as a Critical Theory of Culture (Hardcover): Jonathan Cahana-Blum Wrestling with Archons - Gnosticism as a Critical Theory of Culture (Hardcover)
Jonathan Cahana-Blum
R2,670 Discovery Miles 26 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book demonstrates that ancient Christian Gnosticism was an ancient form of cultural criticism in a mythological garb. It establishes that, much like modern forms of critical theory, ancient Gnosticism was set on deconstructing mainstream discourses and cultural premises. Strains of critical theory dealt with include the Frankfurt School, queer theory, and poststructural philosophy. The book documents how in both ancient Gnosticism and modern critical theories issues that used to serve as premises for discussion or as concepts relegated to the realms of the "natural" and the "given" in their respective historical contexts, are transformed into objects of contention. The main aim of this book is to salvage the historical category of Gnosticism from its present scholarly disavowal, if only because Gnosticism, when read as a cultural, and not only a religious phenomenon, presents us an ancient form of culture criticism which would be hard to parallel until (post) modernity. While Hans Jonas remarked many years ago that "something in Gnosticism knocks at the door of our Being and of our twentieth-century Being in particular," by the 21st century global world this something has already entered and lives with us. We can thus still benefit from another perspective, even if it comes from Mediterranean people who lived almost 2,000 years ago.

El Evangelio de Lilith (Spanish, Paperback): Sangue Shi El Evangelio de Lilith (Spanish, Paperback)
Sangue Shi
R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Avance de Nuestro Interior en el Camino (Spanish, Paperback): Vilmary Montanez Avance de Nuestro Interior en el Camino (Spanish, Paperback)
Vilmary Montanez
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A vinda do Buddha Maitreya (AGEAC) - Edicao branco e preto (Portuguese, Paperback): Gregorio Urcola A vinda do Buddha Maitreya (AGEAC) - Edicao branco e preto (Portuguese, Paperback)
Gregorio Urcola
R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ultimate Divination - The Way of the Secret Lover (Paperback): Lon Milo DuQuette, Christopher S. Hyatt Ultimate Divination - The Way of the Secret Lover (Paperback)
Lon Milo DuQuette, Christopher S. Hyatt
R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gnosticism and the History of Religions (Paperback, Nippod): David G. Robertson Gnosticism and the History of Religions (Paperback, Nippod)
David G. Robertson
R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Building on critical work in biblical studies, which shows how a historically-bounded heretical tradition called Gnosticism was 'invented', this work focuses on the following stage in which it was "essentialised" into a sui generis, universal category of religion. At the same time, it shows how Gnosticism became a religious self-identifier, with a number of sizable contemporary groups identifying as Gnostics today, drawing on the same discourses. This book provides a history of this problematic category, and its relationship with scholarly and popular discourse on religion in the twentieth century. It uses a critical-historical method to show how and why Gnosis, Gnostic and Gnosticism were taken up by specific groups and individuals - practitioners and scholars - at different times. It shows how ideas about Gnosticism developed in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholarship, drawing from continental phenomenology, Jungian psychology and post-Holocaust theology, to be constructed as a perennial religious current based on special knowledge of the divine in a corrupt world. David G. Robertson challenges how scholars interact with the category Gnosticism, and contributes to our understanding of the complex relationship between primary sources, academics and practitioners in category formation.

Ego, esencia y realidad (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback): Kwen Khan Khu Ego, esencia y realidad (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback)
Kwen Khan Khu
R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Le Kybalion - Etude sur la philosophie hermetique de l'ancienne Egypte et de l'ancienne Grece par trois inities... Le Kybalion - Etude sur la philosophie hermetique de l'ancienne Egypte et de l'ancienne Grece par trois inities (French, Paperback)
Anonyme
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
?ovek, zakoni i Apsolut (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback): Kwen Khan Khu Čovek, zakoni i Apsolut (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback)
Kwen Khan Khu
R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Das Buch Des AEthiopischen Henoch - (Biblische Apokryphen) (English & Foreign language, Paperback): Douglas Stones Das Buch Des AEthiopischen Henoch - (Biblische Apokryphen) (English & Foreign language, Paperback)
Douglas Stones
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Et le Verbe etait Dieu (French, Paperback): Jean De Lusignan Et le Verbe etait Dieu (French, Paperback)
Jean De Lusignan
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Enigme snova (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback): Kwen Khan Khu Enigme snova (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback)
Kwen Khan Khu
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gnosti?ka ontologija (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback): Kwen Khan Khu Gnostička ontologija (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback)
Kwen Khan Khu
R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Pedra Filosofal (Portuguese, Paperback): Ricardo Max A Pedra Filosofal (Portuguese, Paperback)
Ricardo Max
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mystique Et Poesie d'Ibn Arabi (French, Paperback): Nouri Tayeb Mystique Et Poesie d'Ibn Arabi (French, Paperback)
Nouri Tayeb
R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pistis Sophia - Le Livre de la Fidele Sagesse (French, Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Abbe Migne Pistis Sophia - Le Livre de la Fidele Sagesse (French, Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Abbe Migne
R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Govori mutus liber (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback): Kwen Khan Khu Govori mutus liber (AGEAC) - Crno-belo izdanje (Spanish, Paperback)
Kwen Khan Khu
R186 Discovery Miles 1 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Educacion fundamental (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback): Samael Aun Weor Educacion fundamental (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback)
Samael Aun Weor
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
El Libro de Enoc Etiope - (Apocrifos biblicos) (Spanish, Paperback): Douglas Stones El Libro de Enoc Etiope - (Apocrifos biblicos) (Spanish, Paperback)
Douglas Stones
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
El Collar del Buddha (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback): Samael Aun Weor El Collar del Buddha (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback)
Samael Aun Weor
R215 Discovery Miles 2 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hacia la Gnosis (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback): Samael Aun Weor Hacia la Gnosis (AGEAC) - Edicion Blanco y Negro (Spanish, Paperback)
Samael Aun Weor
R170 Discovery Miles 1 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Three Mountains (AGEAC) - Black and White Edition (Spanish, Paperback): Samael Aun Weor The Three Mountains (AGEAC) - Black and White Edition (Spanish, Paperback)
Samael Aun Weor
R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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