Practicing gnosis : ritual, magic, theurgy and liturgy in Nag Hammadi, Manichaean and other ancient literature : essays in honor of Birger A. Pearson /
"Ritual, magic, liturgy, and theurgy were central features of Gnosticism, and yet Gnostic practices remain understudied. This anthology is meant to fill in this gap and address more fully what the ancient Gnostics were doing. While previously we have studied the Gnostics as intellectuals in pur...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013
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Series: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ;
85. |
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |