Churches or Books?: Sethian Social Organization

Scholars have disagreed about the level of group structure in Sethianism. Drawing on Rodney Stark and William Bainbridge's distinction between "cult movements" and "audience cults," the paper argues that Sethianism for the most part must have had a relatively weak group stru...

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Main Author: Scott, Alan B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 1995
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-122
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