Ancient Gnosticism
Traditions and Literature
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Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature
Even as public interest is attracted to this esoteric religion, Escholars have debated its origins, its relationship to Judaism
and Christianity, and even whether one distinctive and separate
Gnostic "religion" ever existed. Birger Pearson's expert and
accessible introduction brings the reader into the debate.
Directly addressing the nettling questions of origins and
definition, Pearson situates the advent of Gnosticism within the
Greco-Roman religious world and critically appraises the sources.
With illustrations, maps, timeline, and bibliography, Pearson's
volume facilitates the pursuit of gnosis, at least historically, by
general readers, students and scholars alike.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800632588
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 378
- Publication Date June 21, 2007
Endorsements
A useful introduction ... a judicious
treatment of numerous thorny issues."
– Harold Attridge, Yale Divinity School
Table of Contents
Introduction
- The Earliest Gnostic Teachers
- "Sethian" or Classic Gnosticism
- The Gnostic Gospels
- Basilides and Gnosticism
- Valentinus and Gnosticism
- "Three-Principle" Systems
- Coptic Gnostic Writings of Uncertain Affiliation
- Hermes Trismegistus and Hermetic Gnosis
- Mani and Manichaeism
- The Mandaeans: Surviving Relic of Ancient Gnosis