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Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times
Tobias Churton
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Description for Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times
Paperback. An extensive examination of the history of gnosticism and how its philosophy has influenced the Western esoteric tradition. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660. From Ancient Persia to Modern Times. 480 pages. The Gnostics believed that the universe embodies a ceaseless contest between opposing principles. Terrestrial life exhibits the struggle between good and evil, life and death, beauty and ugliness, and enlightenment and ignorance: Gnosis and Agnosis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRQC1. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 578.
Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. The Gnostic message, however, was not destroyed but simply went underground. Starting with the first emergence of Gnosticism, the author shows how its influence extended from the teachings of neo-Platonists and the magical traditions of the Middle Ages to the beliefs and ideas of the Sufis, Jacob Böhme, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, and the Rosicrucians and Freemasons. In the language of spiritual freemasonry, gnosisis the rejected stone necessary for the completion of the Temple, a Temple of a new cosmic ... Read more
Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. The Gnostic message, however, was not destroyed but simply went underground. Starting with the first emergence of Gnosticism, the author shows how its influence extended from the teachings of neo-Platonists and the magical traditions of the Middle Ages to the beliefs and ideas of the Sufis, Jacob Böhme, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, and the Rosicrucians and Freemasons. In the language of spiritual freemasonry, gnosisis the rejected stone necessary for the completion of the Temple, a Temple of a new cosmic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594770357
SKU
V9781594770357
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About Tobias Churton
Tobias Churton is a filmmaker and the founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today. He studied theology at Oxford University and created the award-winning documentary series and accompanying book The Gnostics, as well as several other films on Christian doctrine, mysticism, and magical folklore. He lives in England.
Reviews for Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times
"Recommended for upper-level academic collections that specialize in early Christianity, religion, or philosophy."
Brad Matthies, Butler Univ. Lib., Library Journal, Feb. 1, 2005
"Exhaustive (but not exhausting) in scope and copiously annotated, [Churton's] work will spice up virtually any reading list of Gnosticism and early Christianity. . . . will pique the interest not only of professional academics ... Read more
Brad Matthies, Butler Univ. Lib., Library Journal, Feb. 1, 2005
"Exhaustive (but not exhausting) in scope and copiously annotated, [Churton's] work will spice up virtually any reading list of Gnosticism and early Christianity. . . . will pique the interest not only of professional academics ... Read more