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Seán Martin A Short History of The Gnostics (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Title: A Short History of The Gnostics. Author: Seán Martin. Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality. Format: Paperback. Missing Information?. Gnosticism - derived from the Greek word. Item Length: 129mm. Further DetailsTitle: A Short History of The Gnostics Condition: New Author: Seán Martin Publisher: Pocket Essentials EAN: 9781842433393 ISBN: 9781842433393 Format: Paperback Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Date: 06/05/2010 Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Language: English Description: Gnosticism - derived from the Greek word gnosis, to know - is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the first centuries after Christ and, at one time, it almost became the dominant form of Christianity. Yet some Gnostic beliefs derive from the older Mystery traditions of Greece and Rome, and the various Gnostic schools came to be branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. Indeed, although some Gnostic beliefs are close to mainstream Christianity Gnosticism also held that the world is imperfect as it was created by an evil god who was constantly at war with the true, good God; that Christ and Satan were brothers; that reincarnation exists; and that women were the equal of men As a result, the Gnostics held the Feminine Aspect of God - whom they addressed as Sophia, or Wisdom - in very high regard. They also stressed that we each have a spark of the Divine inside us which, when recognised and developed, will ultimately liberate us from the prison of the material world. Although largely stamped out by the Church by the sixth century, Gnosticism survived underground through groups such as the Bogomils and the Cathars, and influenced the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the psychologist Carl Jung, the Existentialists, the New Age movement and writers as diverse as William Blake, W.B. Yeats, Albert Camus and Philip K. Dick. In this book, Sean Martin recounts the long and diverse history of Gnosticism, and argues for its continued relevance today. Release Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
