Richard Valantasis
The Beliefnet Guide to Gnosticism and Other Vanished Christianities This authoritative, fully accessible guide to early Christian movements sheds light on the hidden histories and intriguing mysteries that fueled the extraordinary success of ... [... more]
Random House |
Living Gnosticism: An Ancient Way of Knowing
 Gnosticism is not orthodox Christianity, nor is it Paganism: Gnosticism, says Canadian Gnostic priest Jordan Statford (and blogger), is not a Jewish or Christian heresy, but stands alone, "too heretical for other faiths. . . . the Secret Church of [... more]
$14.95
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Kurt Rudolph
Kurt Rudolph is an internationally recognized authority on Gnosticism. He is professor of history of religion at Philipps Universität, Marburg, West Germany. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism
Gnosticism 101: If your passion is Gnosticism than this book is for you. One you would keep in your library. Very complete. I wish I owned the hard cover. This book will orient you to Gnosticism complete. I recommend reading this book BEFORE you read the [... more]
$23.95
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What Is Gnosticism?
Understand ancient religion, not the unreal polemical category "Gnosticism": This book by Karen King is not about Gnosticism, because Gnosticism never existed. This book is about the history of the modern folly of inventing an unreal category [... more]
$29.95
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Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature
Accessible to religious scholars and lay readers alike.: Written by Gnosticism expert Birger A. Pearson (Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of California Santa Barbara), Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature is an overview of all [... more]
$25.00
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Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism
Quiet Faith, Hidden Truth: I came across this book during the course of my usual duties as a bookstore employee. I had seen books on the topic before but never had I been struck by any of them (at least not strongly). I had just finished reading the [... more]
$15.95
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The Beliefnet Guide to Gnosticism and Other Vanished ...
Okay, but there are better books available: This is an okay book that has a lot of interesting information. However, there are better books available for those who want to know what real spirituality is all about. For example, "The Disappearance of [... more]
$9.95
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Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism (Studies in ...
Reference Work: Let me explain why I believe that this book deserves 5 stars. I have not read every word of this book. I have read some of the articles, and I keep ithe book as a reference work. It is scholarly. It is well-documented. These are serious [... more]
$42.95
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Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner ...
Very Disappointing: I do not believe i have read a book written in a worse manner. Firstly, there are constant references to Jung and depth psychology, as if either had any importance to the history of gnosticism, and this detracts very much from the [... more]
$16.95
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The Elements of Gnosticism (The "Elements of..." Series)
I Love Gnosticism: I will love this book and its content for so long as I am on earth: of course until something dramatic to the contrary emerges. The book is a good intorduction into Gnosticism. It gives you the various interpretations of Genesis within [... more]
$9.95
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The Allure of Gnosticism
A useful and thought-provoking series of essays: Books 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 [... more]
$30.00
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