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Drawing from the early Christian heretical category of Gnosticism,
American Gnosis explores the emergence of new forms of Gnostic religion throughout the Americas. Arthur Versluis explores the concept of Gnosis and examines neo-gnostic elements in contemporary American culture, including in religion, literature, film, and politics.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: What is Neo-Gnosticism and What is Gnosis?
- Chapter Two: Neo-Gnostic American Literature
- Chapter Three: Neo-Gnostic Video
- Chapter Four: The Neo-Gnosticism of Miguel Serrano
- Chapter Five: The Neo-Gnosticism of Samael Aun Weor
- Chapter Six: The Enigmatic Dr. Musès
- Chapter Seven: Psychedelic Gnosis
- Chapter Eight: American Archontic Neo-Gnosticism
- Chapter Nine: Understanding American Gnoses
- Chapter Ten: Political Religion and the End of Modernity
- Chapter Eleven: Future Gnosis
- Chapter Twelve: Conclusions
- Index
- Bibliography
About the author
Arthur Versluis is Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He has published numerous articles and books on the intersection of religion, the humanities, and politics. He is the editor of JSR: Journal for the Study of Radicalism and serves as president of Hieros Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to understanding the sacred.
Summary
Drawing from the early Christian heretical category of Gnosticism, American Gnosis explores the emergence of new forms of Gnostic religion throughout the Americas. Arthur Versluis explores the concept of Gnosis and examines neo-gnostic elements in contemporary American culture, including in religion, literature, film, and politics.
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In American Gnostics, Arthur Versluis gives us another fascinating tour through some of the more obscure byways of American spirituality, and it is a worthy addition to his previous volumes exploring this terrain.
