Practicing Gnosis: Ritual, Magic, Theurgy and Liturgy in Nag Hammadi, Manichaean and Other Ancient Literature
(Part of the Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Series)
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Ritual, magic, liturgy, and theurgy were central features of Gnosticism, and yet Gnostic practices remain understudied. This anthology is meant to fill in this gap and address more fully what the ancient Gnostics were doing. While previously we have studied the Gnostics as intellectuals in pursuit of metaphysical knowledge, the essays in this book attempt to understand the Gnostics as ecstatics striving after religious experience, as prophets seeking...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9004256296
ISBN13:9789004256293
Release Date:August 2013
Publisher:Brill
Length:584 Pages
Weight:2.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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