Gnostic Religion in Antiquity

Informationen zum Autor Roelof van den Broek is Emeritus Professor of History of Christianity at the University of Utrecht. His books include Studies in Gnosticism and Alexandrian Christianity (1996), Dutch translations, with introductions and notes, of ancient hermetic and Gnostic texts (2006 and 2010), and Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem On the Life and the Passion of Christ: A Coptic Apocryphon (2012). He is co-editor of several books, the most recent being Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism, 2 volumes (with Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Antoine Faivre and Jean-Pierre Brach, 2005). Klappentext An examination of Gnostic religion in Late Antiquity within its historical and religious context, using Greek, Latin and Coptic sources. Zusammenfassung A fresh approach to the Gnostic current of Late Antiquity within its historical and religious context! including a thorough discussion of the entire preserved Gnostic literature as found in Greek! Latin and Coptic. An essential resource for those researching the history of Late Antiquity and early Christianity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Gnosis and Gnostic religion; 2. Gnostic literature I: tradition; 3. Gnostic literature II: texts; 4. Anti-Gnostic literature; 5. Gnosis: essence and expressions; 6. Backgrounds.

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• Authors: R. van den Broek, Roelof Van Den Broek, Roelof van den Broek, VAN DEN BROEK ROELOF
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2013
• EAN: 9781107031371
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03137-1
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Religion: general, Christianity, History of Religion, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Gnosticism