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

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 IMAGINING "GNOSTICISM" AND EARLY CHRISTIANITIES -- 2 IDENTIFYING THE GNOSTICS AND THEIR LITERATURE -- 3 THE MYTH AND RITUA L S O F THE GNOSTIC SCHOOL OF THOUGHT -- 4 UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN SECOND- CENTURY ROME -- 5 STRATEGIES OF SELF...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 IMAGINING "GNOSTICISM" AND EARLY CHRISTIANITIES -- 2 IDENTIFYING THE GNOSTICS AND THEIR LITERATURE -- 3 THE MYTH AND RITUA L S O F 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 Ausführliche Beschreibung