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These themes are examined across sixty-seven chapters in a variety of contexts, from the ancient pre-Christian to the contemporary. The volume considers the intersection of Gnosticism with Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indic practices and beliefs, and also with new religious movements, such as Theosophy, Scientology, Western Sufism, and the Nation of Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource for religious studies students, scholars, and researchers of Gnostic doctrine and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a new wave of critical scholarship into Gnosticism, ancient and modern, begins, \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal place to get caught up. Impressively combining concise entries on Gnosticisms familiar and unfamiliar, from the early Christianity to medieval Islam, fin de siècle occultists and 21st century cinema, with digestible summaries of the definitional and theoretical controversies, this will be the standard reference work for many years to come.\" David G. Robertson, The Open University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive, ground-breaking presentation of the diverse beliefs, practices, and social formations related to the movements previously known as \"Gnostic.\" In over forty chapters ranging from the ancient world to contemporary culture, international experts address recent controversy regarding the historical reconstruction of such groups while also breaking new ground in following diverse but interconnected literary and intellectual traditions. The result is a major achievement in the comparative study of religions.\" Paul Dilley, The University of Iowa, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This broad and comprehensive volume not only includes chapters on Gnostic movements in late antiquity, but also covers more recent religions that are structurally similar to ancient Gnosticism, as well as such topics as anti-cult groups and Gnosticism in fiction and music. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and other interested readers.\" Olav Hammer, University of Southern, Denmark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive collection of interdisciplinary studies of Gnosticism, a phenomenon that has intrigued (and often confused) many people from antiquity through today. Written by leading international experts, the volume explores all dimensions of the topic, often with new insights and fascinating cross-references to other cultural phenomena and theoretical discussions. \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable tool for students of Gnosticism and a milestone of critical research.\" Kocku von Stuckrad, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Gnosticism, Gnostics, and Gnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan M. Burns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \"The Gnostic World\": A History of Scholarship (until 2000)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Gnostics and Temporality: From Myth to Macrohistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Ancient Pre-Christian \"Gnosticisms\": The State of the Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl B. Smith II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Jewish Background to \"Gnosticism\": A Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Gnostic Motifs in the New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePheme Perkins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. On Ancient \"Gnosticism\" as a Problematic Category\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael A. Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Gender Issues and the Study of Ancient \"Gnosticism\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajella Franzmann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Gnostics in Early Christian Heresiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Genres of Gnostic Literature and the \"Classical Gnostic\" School of Thought \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Sethian Gnostic Speculation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Basilides and the Basilidians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Daniel Dubois\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Valentinus and the Valentinians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEinar Thomassen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Is the Gospel of Thomas Gnostic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid W. Kim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. The Gospel of Judas and the Tchacos Codex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf and David W. Kim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. The Mandaeans: Writings, Rituals, and Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrikha Nasoraia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Hermetism and Gnosticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Mahé\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Plotinus and the Gnostics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Lacroix and Jean-Marc Narbonne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Gnostic Elements in Ancient Magical Papyri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Choat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Mani’s Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIain Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. The Manichaean Path to Salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason D. BeDuhn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Insight and Means in Chinese Manichaean Texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunner B. Mikkelsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. From \"Zurvanism\" to Mazdak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf and Milad Milani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. Christian Gnosis: From Clement the Alexandrian to John Damascene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoru Costache\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. Gnostic Vicissitudes in Late Antiquity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. \u003ci\u003eJñāna\u003c\/i\u003e: Gnostic Tendencies in Early Hinduism and Buddhism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Bailey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. The Discourse of Truth in Tiantai Buddhism: \"Gnosis Beyond Gnosis\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaiyan Shen, with Brikha H.S. Nasoraia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. Questions of Gnostic Influence on Early Islam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Reeves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29. An Agenda for the Study of Early Shiʿi Cosmologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMushegh Asatryan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30. Classic Sufism and Gnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilad Milani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31. Ismailism and Gnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarhad Daftary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32. Druze Gnosis and the Mystery of Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdnan Kasamanie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33. Gnostic Elements in Yezidism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria Arakelova and Garnik Asatryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34. Kabbalah and Gnosticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35. Bogomils and Cathars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZdenko Zlatar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36. Alchemy and Gnosis from Antiquity to Early Modern Times: \"As Above so Below\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Marshall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern: West, East, and Current Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEurope and the West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37. \"Gnosis\" as Term and Concept in the Esoteric Movements of the Modern West: An Attempt at Periodization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntoine Faivre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38. Byzantine and Modern Orthodox Gnosis: From the Eleventh to the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoru Costache\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39. Pansophia, Christian Kabbalism, and the Quest for Universal Knowledge in the Early Modern West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40. Freemasonry: Gnostic Images\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e41. British Romanticism: Gnostic Longings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Christie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e42. William Blake, the Ancient Gnostics, and the Birth of Modern Gnosticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Otto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43. Gnosis in the \"French Occult Revival\" and its Offshoots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobias Churton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e44. The \"Lost Word\" Key and Esoteric Eschatology: Blavatsky’s \u003ci\u003eGnosis\u003c\/i\u003e the Core of Krishnamurti’s Teaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl Boag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45. The Philosophy of Guido von List (1848-1919): Connecting Gnosticism to Nazism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey D. Lavoie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e46. Rudolf Steiner: Multiple Bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayne Hudson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e47.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGnostic Sensibility in Gurdjieff’s \"Work\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstance A. Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e48. Western Sufism and Gnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Sedgwick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e49. Gnosis: A Perennialist Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Oldmeadow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e50. Carl Jung on Gnosticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert A. Segal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e51. Elevating the Family in the Nation of Islam: Discerning the \"Gnostic Factor\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Walker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEast (and Beyond)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e52. Inner Tradition: Recovering Christianity of the East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn C. Bauman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e53. Gnosis in Bābism and Gnostic Signs in Bābī Talismans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenis MacEoin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e54. Ayatollah Khomeini’s Gnoseology and its Impact on his Political Worldview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmad Bazzi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e55. Syncretistic Sufi Gnosticism in South and Southeast Asia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClinton Bennett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e56. Aurobindo and Supermind \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Heehs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e57. Of Gnosis in Tribal and \"Primal\" Cultures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry W. Trompf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e58. Between the Libertines and the Renunciants: The neo-Gnostic synthesis of Samael Aun Weor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Doherty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e59. Scientology and Gnosticism: L. Ron Hubbard’s \"The Factors\" (1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald A. Westbrook and James R. Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGnostic and Esoteric Filaments in Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Possamai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e61. Feminist Gnosis and Modern Gender Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJay Johnston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e62. Modern Psychedelic Gnosis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Partridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e63. Exposing Gnosticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas E. Cowan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e64. Gnostic Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarole Cusack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e65. Cinema: evil demiurges in Hollywood fi lms at the threshold of the twenty-first century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFryderyk Kwiatkowski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e66. Music and Gnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoscelyn Godwin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e67. Aesthetics and Visual Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577839915351,"sku":"9781138673939","price":199.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138673939.jpg?v=1746096889"},{"product_id":"the-books-of-jeu-and-the-pistis-sophia-as-handbooks-to-eternity-exploring-the-gnostic-mysteries-of-the-ineffable-9789004284463","title":"The Books of Jeu and the Pistis Sophia as","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the surge of interest in Gnostic texts following the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library, the Coptic Books of Jeu and Pistis Sophia remain understudied. Often dismissed as convoluted, confused, and repetitious, Erin Evans convincingly shows that these texts represent the writings of a distinct religious group with a consistent system of theology, cosmology, and ritual practice. This book offers an in-depth examination of these texts, their relationship to other contemporary Gnostic ideas, and their use in the context of a practicing religious group. Three thematic sections demonstrate how the collection of texts functions as a whole, covering baptisms and mystical ascent procedures, guides to moral living, and introductory texts and myths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'die Erläuterungen von E. zum Verständnis der Texte  anregend und müssen in eine quellenvergleichende, philologische und religions- und ideengeschichtliche Arbeit an den Schriften einbezogen werden. E. ist zu danken, daß sie die Aufmerksamkeit der Forschung wieder auf diese Texte gelenkt hat.'  Clemens Scholten, Universität zu Köln, Vigiliae Christianae 71 (2017)  'This book fills a significant gap, and attempts to reconstruct the groups behind the 'Jeuian' texts. [...] Evans' presentation is extremely acccessible, with essential concepts summed up clearly, and will be an asset to scholars of Gnosticism, early Christianity, and late-antique religion more broadly.'  Kimberley Fowler, University of Manchester, The Expository Times 128 (9) 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Part I Baptism and Ascent Guides 1. The First Book of Jeu 2. The Second Book of Jeu 3. Diagrams in the Books of Jeu\t  4. 4 Pistis Sophia (A)  Part I Summary  Part II Punishments and Moral Living  5. 4 Pistis Sophia (B)  6. 3 Pistis Sophia Part II Summary Part III Introductory Texts and Myths  7. 1\/2  Pistis Sophia 8. 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The volume considers the intersection of Gnosticism with Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indic practices and beliefs, and also with new religious movements, such as Theosophy, Scientology, Western Sufism, and the Nation of Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource for religious studies students, scholars, and researchers of Gnostic doctrine and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a new wave of critical scholarship into Gnosticism, ancient and modern, begins, \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal place to get caught up. Impressively combining concise entries on Gnosticisms familiar and unfamiliar, from the early Christianity to medieval Islam, fin de siècle occultists and 21st century cinema, with digestible summaries of the definitional and theoretical controversies, this will be the standard reference work for many years to come.\" David G. Robertson, The Open University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive, ground-breaking presentation of the diverse beliefs, practices, and social formations related to the movements previously known as \"Gnostic.\" In over forty chapters ranging from the ancient world to contemporary culture, international experts address recent controversy regarding the historical reconstruction of such groups while also breaking new ground in following diverse but interconnected literary and intellectual traditions. 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Written by leading international experts, the volume explores all dimensions of the topic, often with new insights and fascinating cross-references to other cultural phenomena and theoretical discussions. \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic World\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable tool for students of Gnosticism and a milestone of critical research.\" Kocku von Stuckrad, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroductionGarry W. TrompfTheoretical1. Gnosticism, Gnostics, and GnosisDylan M. Burns2. \"The Gnostic World\": A History of Scholarship (until 2000)Garry W. Trompf3. Gnostics and Temporality: From Myth to MacrohistoryGarry W. TrompfAncient 4. Ancient Pre-Christian \"Gnosticisms\": The State of the QuestionsCarl B. Smith II5. The Jewish Background to \"Gnosticism\": A Guide for the PerplexedGarry W. Trompf6. Gnostic Motifs in the New TestamentPheme Perkins7. On Ancient \"Gnosticism\" as a Problematic CategoryMichael A. Williams8. Gender Issues and the Study of Ancient \"Gnosticism\"Majella Franzmann9. The Gnostics in Early Christian HeresiologyMark Edwards10. Genres of Gnostic Literature and the \"Classical Gnostic\" School of Thought John D. Turner11. Sethian Gnostic SpeculationJohn D. Turner12. Basilides and the BasilidiansJean-Daniel Dubois13. Valentinus and the ValentiniansEinar Thomassen14. Is the Gospel of Thomas Gnostic?David W. Kim15. The Gospel of Judas and the Tchacos CodexGarry W. Trompf and David W. Kim16. The Mandaeans: Writings, Rituals, and ArtBrikha Nasoraia17. Hermetism and GnosticismJean-Pierre Mahé18. Plotinus and the GnosticsFrancis Lacroix and Jean-Marc Narbonne19. Gnostic Elements in Ancient Magical PapyriMalcolm Choat20. Mani’s LifeIain Gardner21. The Manichaean Path to SalvationJason D. BeDuhn22. Insight and Means in Chinese Manichaean TextsGunner B. 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If ever a book was worth translating this is:  it would be ideal for schools, university and theological students and clergy in length, approach and everything else.'  - John Bowden\u003cbr\u003e\"I agree with the blurbs on the back of this book.  Maurice Wiles finds that the Gnostics presented here are neither bizarre eccentrics nor evil enemies of the Christianity, but rather credible participants in ancient dialogue about meaningful Christiantiy.  Gerd Theissen lauds the book as an introduction to an ancient movement and a balanced summary of recent scholarship on that movement.  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