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Hidden wisdom : esoteric traditions and the roots of Christian mysticism /

Main Author: Stroumsa, Guy G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
Edition:2nd, rev. and enl. ed.
Series:Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, v. 70
Subjects:
Occultism > Religious aspects > Early church, ca. 30-600. > Christianity > History of doctrines
Discipline of the secret.
Mysticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Occultisme > Aspect religieux > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines
Arcane chrétien.
Mysticisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Philosophy.
Esoterisme.
Vroege kerk.
Gnosticisme.
Mystiek.
Rezeption.
Mystik.
Frühchristentum.
Literatur.
Manichäismus.
Gnosis.
Judentum.
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Table of Contents:
  • Myth as enigma : cultural hermeneutics in late antiquity
  • Paradosis : esoteric traditions in early Christianity
  • Gnostic secret myths
  • Esotericism in Mani's thought and background
  • The body of truth and its measures : New Testament canonization in context
  • Moses' riddles : esoteric trends in patristic hermeneutics
  • Clement, Origen and Jewish esoteric traditions
  • Milk and meat : Augustine and the end of ancient esotericism
  • From esotericism to mysticism in early Christianity
  • Mystical descents
  • A nameless God : Judaeo-Christian and Gnostic 'theologies of the name.'

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