The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Imagining "Gnosticism" and Early Christianities -- 2. Identifying the Gnostics and Their Literature -- 3. The Myth and Rituals of the Gnostic School of Thought -- 4. Unity and Diversity in Second-Century Rome -- 5. Strategies of Self-Diff...

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Main Author: Brakke, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2011
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Brakke, David, 1961-, The Gnostics] (2016) (Dubois, Jean-Daniel, 1946 -)
The Gnostics. Myth, ritual, and diversity in early Christianity. By David Brakke. Pp. xv+164. Cambridge, Ma–London: Harvard University Press, 2010. £22.95. 978 0 674 04684 9 (2012) (Edwards, Mark, 1962 -)
The Gnostics. Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (2011) (Greschat, Katharina, 1965 -)
[Rezension von: BRAKKE, DAVID, The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity] (2012) (Jenott, Lance, 1980 -)
Further subjects:B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Electronic books
B Gnosticism
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780674046849
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Imagining "Gnosticism" and Early Christianities -- 2. Identifying the Gnostics and Their Literature -- 3. The Myth and Rituals of the Gnostic School of Thought -- 4. Unity and Diversity in Second-Century Rome -- 5. Strategies of Self-Differentiation -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography of Primary Sources in Translation -- Index.
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ISBN:0674058895