Rethinking "Gnosticism" : an Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category.

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Author / Creator:	Williams, Michael Allen.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (356 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Gnosticism. Gnosticism. Religion. Rome -- Religion. Rome (Empire) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11246330

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ISBN:	9781400822218 1400822211
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	Most anyone interested in such topics as creation mythology, Jungian theory, or the idea of "secret teachings" in ancient Judaism and Christianity has found "gnosticism" compelling. Yet the term "gnosticism," which often connotes a single rebellious movement against the prevailing religions of late antiquity, gives the false impression of a monolithic religious phenomenon. Here Michael Williams challenges the validity of the widely invoked category of ancient "gnosticism" and the ways it has been described. Presenting such famous writings and movements as the Apocryphon of John and Valentinian.
Other form:	Print version: Williams, Michael Allen. Rethinking "Gnosticism" : An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2001 9780691005423

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