The Impact of Scholarship on Contemporary "Gnosticism(s)": A Case Study on the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma

This article examines the impact of academic discourses on Neo-Gnosticism. The identities and ritual practices of Neo-Gnostics are constructed with reference to Gnostic Studies. Analysis of two case studies (the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma) shows how academic discourse legitimizes, ch...

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Published in:International journal for the study of new religions
Main Author: Dillon, Matthew 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2018
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Further subjects:B Gilles Quispel
B Phillip K. Dick
B Ritual
B Neo-Gnosticism
B Apostolic Johannite Church
B Gnosticism
B Gnosis
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Summary:This article examines the impact of academic discourses on Neo-Gnosticism. The identities and ritual practices of Neo-Gnostics are constructed with reference to Gnostic Studies. Analysis of two case studies (the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma) shows how academic discourse legitimizes, challenges, or reforms Gnostic identity in the twenty-first century.
ISSN:2041-952X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37614