Androgyne or Undrogyne?: Queering the Gnostic Myth

The androgyne, whether as a symbol, a concept, or a bodily reality, appears to be employed in different and sometimes apparently contradictory ways within gnostic discourse. On the one hand, the heavenly father himself is an androgyne (Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit 51–52); the divine Barbe...

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Published in:Numen
Main Author: Cahana, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Numen
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 509-524
Further subjects:B Early Christianity Gnosticism androgyne gender sexuality queer
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