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George Robert Stow Mead (1863 1933) was for twenty-five years a
prominent member of the Theosophical Society and worked closely
with its founder, Helena Blavatsky. He was fascinated both by
eastern religions and by western esotericism, including gnosticism,
and published widely in these areas. Pistis Sophia, an important,
probably second-century, text preserved in a Coptic manuscript,
presents complex gnostic teachings in 'gospel' format, as having
been addressed by Jesus Christ to his disciples after the
resurrection. This translation, based on a Latin version published
in 1851, appeared in 1896 and was the first English version of a
major gnostic work. The book also includes passages from the Books
of the Saviour found in the same manuscript. Mead's introduction
discusses the origin of the texts and highlights their difficulty.
It also describes the upsurge of scholarly interest in Gnosticism
in the mid-nineteenth century and the mysterious history of the
manuscript itself.
A document of paramount historical importance, not only in terms of
Christianity but also with respect to the development of Western
religion. It chronicles the teachings of Jesus, who explains life's
mysteries to his disciples and Mary Magdalene. Their discussions
take place after Christ's resurrection and include accounts of his
ascension into heaven.
2013 Reprint of 1906 Edition. Full facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Three
Volumes bound into one. Volume contents are: Vol. 1. Prolegomena.
-- Vol. 2. Sermons. -- Vol. 3. Excerpts and fragments This work
exemplifies all that is best in Mead's dedicated, scholarly, but
eminently readable studies of the spiritual roots of Christian
Gnosticism and, more generally, of personal religion in the
Greco-Roman world. His work encompassed much more than this; Mead
was equally at home with Sanskrit texts, Patristic literature,
Buddhist thought, and the problems of contemporary philosophy and
psychical research. He devoted his intellectual energy to the
complex interplay of Gnosticism, Hellenism, Judaism, and
Christianity. This three volume set presents his insights into the
formation of the Gnostic world-view and establishes him as an
outstanding translator of these Hermetic books, and as the first
modern scholar of Gnostic tradition.
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The Shepherd Of Man (Paperback)
Trismegistos Hermes Trismegistos, G. R. S Mead, Hermes Trismegistos
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R575
Discovery Miles 5 750
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Simon Magus was originally a Christian and disciple of John the
Baptist, but broke off and formed the first Christian heresy,
called Simonianism. After learning magical medicine in Alexandria
he was considered to have many magical skills. To this day, a
skilled magician is called a "magus." He also studied Greek
philosophers, especially Heraclitus, and became the first Christian
to attempt to bridge Greek philosophy and Christianity. If a
mixture ever occurred Church leaders feared they would become
weaker over time and not survive. According to Mead, this was
Simon's great heresy -- not his magic. This interesting book shows
Simon Magus to have been a brilliant man who was breaking new
ground, both philosophically and spiritually.
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