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The affinity between Orphism and Gnosticism is an old conundrum of the history of religions. It has often been felt that the ideas and general mindset of the Gnostics were foreshadowed by Orphism. Contributing to this feeling have been such Orphic ideas as that of the body being a prison of the soul and Orphic myth which explains how humankind is ...
Einar Thomassen
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The Gnostic and Hellenistic Backgrounds of Sophia in 1 Corinthians 1-4
First Corinthians 1-4 discusses the concept of sophia or wisdom as a central theme. It seems to be both a worldly standard by which the Corinthians judged their teachers and a concept which Paul redefines in light of the cross. Over the last century, two
Mihăilă Corin
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'Gnosticism' in Fourth-Century Britain: The Frampton Mosaics Reconsidered [PDF]
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the significance of the mosaic designs employed in Roman houses. Studies have concentrated on establishing the mythological sources of the images chosen, and on describing the social and architectural contexts
Dominic Perring
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The Study of Common Mystic and Gnostic Themes in Attar’s Poems [PDF]
As Gnosticism has an epistemological root, it resembles mysticism and Sufism. There are two general approaches to this resemblance and closeness; one that confirms the penetration of Gnostic thoughts into mysticism, especially in the sixth century, and ...
Ali Mohammadi, Fahime Erteghaei
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Makanah al-Masih fi al-Katsulikiyah 'inda al-Ghinustiyah
This study aims to show the attitudes and views of Gnosticism towards the position of Jesus in the Catholic Church. The researcher uses the descriptive method to explain the meaning of Gnosticism, history, and also the characters of Gnosticism.
Akbar Aisya Billah
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A contemporary plastic vision of the woman in the sixth manuscript of the Gnostic Nag Hammadi Library (Thunder: Pure Mind). [PDF]
Proceeding from the role of Art Education in preserving literary heritage, the current research aims to draw inspiration from the Egyptian Gnostic heritage, which is represented in the manuscript of Nag Hammadi VI, entitled (Thunder: Pure Mind), which ...
Enas Dahi
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Typology of Politics in the Gnostic-Noetic System of Mulla Mohsen Feyz Kashani [PDF]
Feyz Kashani was among the well-known personages in Isfahan school of thought, who has reconciled various tendencies. He was an Akhbari (i.e. traditionalist)[1] jurist with gnostic thoughts and philosophical method.
Mahdi Fadaei Mehrabani
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An Analysis of Phenomenology in Ruzbahān’s Gnosticism [PDF]
Islamic Gnosticism, due to its purpose and goal, is a notion focused on recognition, awareness and intuition. In general, it is a process toward superego to achieve evident hierophanic knowledge of epiphanic phenomena.
Tahereh Khoshhal Dastjerdi+1 more
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A text entitled "The Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle in the country of the Indians" in the apocryphal "The Acts of Thomas" has long been noticeable for the study of Gnosticism.
Şinasi Gündüz
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“I Consider Myself a Heretic and a Gnostic, and I Pride Myself on Being One.” Jerzy Prokopiuk’s Esoteric Reception of Gnosis and Gnosticism In the paper, the author presents Jerzy Prokopiuk’s (1931 ...
Mariusz Dobkowski
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