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.

A propos de l'auteur

Dan Merkur is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a research reader in the study of religion at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many books, including Unconscious Wisdom: A Superego Function in Dreams, Conscience, and Inspiration, also published by SUNY Press.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dan Merkur, Daniel Merkur
• Edition: SUNY Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.10.1993
• EAN: 9780791416204
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1620-4
• Pages: 400
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Poids: 647 g
• Thèmes: Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Western Esoteric Traditio
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques