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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 299.932019 EAN: 9780812692785 ISBN: 0812692780 Label: Open Court Publishing Company Manufacturer: Open Court Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 244 Publication Date: March 01, 1995 Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company Studio: Open Court Publishing Company Related Items:
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 Rating: - A collection of essays related to gnosticismI think this is an OK introductory book to gnosticism with its collection of essays from various contributors. Sure gives some food for thought. There is a short article of the Nag Hammadi discovery included in it, and a few articles about Buddhism's relation to Gnosticism, but I liked especially Murray Stein's psychological view to the Gospel of Truth. Rating: - A useful and thought-provoking series of essaysBooks on "gnosticism" often tend either to be in the academic stratosphere, or full of new age sensationalism. This volume is very useful in that it presents a variety of interesting viewpoints from (mostly) recognized scholars in the field. It's quite accessible and the closing chapter on modern gnostic revivals is of particular import for those seeking to comprehend the continued draw this ancient philosophy -- as radical or paranoid it may be -- exerts upon some elements of our society today. ... Read More 
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