Brakke, David.

The Gnostics : Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (181 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Imagining "Gnosticism" and Early Christianities -- 2. Identifying the Gnostics and Their Literature -- 3. The Myth and Rituals of the Gnostic School of Thought -- 4. Unity and Diversity in Second-Century Rome -- 5. Strategies of Self-Differentiation -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography of Primary Sources in Translation -- Index.

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Gnosticism.
Church history-Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.


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