Neoplatonism and gnosticism

by Richard T. Wallis

Other authorsJay Bregman
Paper Book, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

186/.4

Collection

Publication

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1992.

Description

In recent decades our view of Gnosticism has been revolutionized by the discovery of a Coptic Gnostic library at Nag-Hammadi, Egypt. Currently, Gnosticism is seen as a phenomenon extending far beyond Christianity and displaying a strong Platonic influence. The opposition between the two systems was certainly not as sharp as Plotinus claimed. Where, why, and how the ideological lines were drawn is discussed in the light of the new historical evidence.

Language

Physical description

xi, 531 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

0791413381 / 9780791413388

Local notes

GdZ, annotated by Gus di Zerega

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