GNOSTICISM IN CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: SOME TERMINOLOGICAL AND PARADIGMATIC CONSIDERATIONS
The widespread use of the term 'gnostic' in the description of contempor- ary religious phenomena is rarely accompanied by a proper look at just what the defining characteristics of this term are or should be. In this article, three aspects of classical Gnosticism are examined in order to...
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ASRSA
1992
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Journal for the study of religion
Year: 1992, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-55 |
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