Gnosis - An Esoteric Tradition of Mystical Visions and Unions

Traces the use of powerful gnostic visionary techniques from Hellenistic Gnosticism and Jewish merkabah mysticism, through Muhammad, the Ismaeilis, and theosophical Sufism to medieval neoplatonism, and renaissance alchemy.
Gnosis traces the use of powerful gnostic visionary techniques from Hellenistic Gnosticism and Jewish merkabah mysticism, through Muhammad, the Ismaeilis, and theosophical Sufism to medieval neoplatonism, and renaissance alchemy.

About the author

Dan Merkur is a Lecturer in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Merkur
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.1993
• EAN: 9780791416198
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1619-8
• No. of pages: 387
• Weight: 708 g
• Series: SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; Suny Western Esoteric Traditio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works