Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi collection and other ancient literature: ideas and practices : studies for Einar Thomassen at sixty

Pt. 1 Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi and related Gnostic writings From the bowels of Hell to Draco : the mysteries of the Peratics Interprétation d'une formule barbare chez les gnostiques valentiniens d'après le Contre les hérésies d'Irénée, I, 21,3 Mystery and secrecy in The...

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Contributors: Thomassen, Einar 1951- (Other) ; Bull, Christian H. 1978- (Other) ; Lied, Liv Ingeborg 1974- (Other) ; Turner, John Douglas (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
French
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2012
In: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies (76)
Year: 2012
Edition:Online-Ausg.
Series/Journal:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies 76
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nag Hammadi / Mysteries / Gnosis / Manichaeism
Further subjects:B Gnostic literature History and criticism
B Collection of essays
B Manichaeism
B Festschrift
B Mystery
B Nag Hammadi Codices
B Gnosticism
B Gnostic literature History and criticismk
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Erscheint auch als: Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2012. - 9789004212077
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Summary:Pt. 1 Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi and related Gnostic writings From the bowels of Hell to Draco : the mysteries of the Peratics Interprétation d'une formule barbare chez les gnostiques valentiniens d'après le Contre les hérésies d'Irénée, I, 21,3 Mystery and secrecy in The secret revelation of John Sethian books of the Nag Hammadi library as secret books "Joseph le charpentier planta un jardin ... " (EvPhil 73,8-9) : Sens apparent et sens caché dans l'Évangile selon Philippe Invocation et glorification du Nom divin dans le Livre sacré du grand Esprit invisible ou Évangile égyptien (NHC III,2; NHC IV,2) The term [mysterion] in Coptic-Manichaean texts Secrets et révélation dans le codex Tchacos I tell you a mystery : from hidden to revealed in Sethian revelation, ritual, and protology April D. DeConick -- Jean-Daniel Dubois Flavia Ruani -- Karen L. King -- Antti Marjanen -- Louis Painchaud -- Anne Pasquier -- Nils Arne Pedersen -- Madeleine Scopello -- John D. Turner --
pt. 2 Mystery and secrecy in other Christian practices, text traditions, and material culture Mystery and secrecy in the Egyptian desert : esotericism and Evagrius of Pontus Secrecy in the gospel of John Living in tombs : the secret of an early Christian mystical experience Mystery and authority in the writings of Shenoute Mystery and secrecy in Paul Mystère et mystères dans les Actes de Thomas Revisiting the Ichthys : a suggestion concerning the origins of Christological fish symbolism David Brakke -- Ismo Dunderberg -- Dimitris J. Kyrtatas -- Hugo Lundhaug -- Birger A. Pearson -- Paul-Hubert Poirier -- Tuomas Rasimus --
pt. 3 Mystery and secrecy in non-Christian practices, text traditions, and material culture Secrecy and initiation in the Mithraic communities of fourth century Rome Initiation into the Eleusinian mysteries : a "thin" description The notion of mysteries in the formation of hermetic tradition Those who know and those who don't : mystery, instruction, and knowledge in 2 Baruch The 'Mithras liturgy" as mystery and magic The secret hymn in hermetic texts Cognitive and evolutionary approaches to ancient rituals : reflections on recent theories and their relevance for the historian of religion Jonas Bjørnebye -- Jan N. Bremmer -- Christian H. Bull -- Liv Ingeborg Lied -- Marvin Meyer -- Jørgen Podemann Sørensen -- Risto Uro
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Eighteen contributions in English and 5 in French
ISBN:9004215123
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004215122