Beyond gnosticism: myth, lifestyle, and society in the school of Valentinus

The school of Valentinus after gnosticism -- Myth, lifestyle, and the world in the fragments of Valentinus -- Immortality as a way of life -- Adam's frank speech -- Cosmic sympathy and the origin of evil -- Valentinian cosmogony, lifestyle, and other Christians -- Myth and lifestyle for beginne...

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Main Author: Dunderberg, Ismo 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Columbia Univ. Press c 2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Valentinianism / Gnosis
Further subjects:B Valentinus 2nd cent
B Valentinus (active 2nd century)
B Valentinians
B Gnosticism
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