Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism (Studies in Antiquity and Christianity)
by Karen L. King
Essays on the feminine face of God in Gnostic philsophy and theology are collected in a fascinating introduction to this early and often persecuted strand of Christian thought. Original.
The Gnostic Heresies of the First and Second Centuries (Classic Reprint)
by Henry Longueville Mansel
"The Gospel of Thomas" lay hidden in the sands of Egypt for over 1600 years until recently discovered. Thus, it was not tampered with by anyone, and what we have are the sayings of a Master, with very little colouring or dilution. "The Gospel" is made up entirely of short and highly concentrated sayings - mini-parables, each with an outer form and deep inner meanings - which are given in symbolic language that reaches directly to the spiritual being at the centre of each of us. They are presente...
Among the casualties of the western intervention in Iraq and the recent activities of ISIS are the Mandaeans of southern Iraq. Keepers of an ancient minority religious tradition, these peace-loving people may now be found in small numbers in such unlikely locations as Sydney, New Jersey, or Manchester. They have a claim to being the last Gnostics, The Mandaeans place weekly river baptisms at the centre of their religious life, and the primary exemplar, though not the founder, of their religion i...
The Secret Dossier of a Knight Templar of the Sangreal (Hardback)
by Gretchen Cornwall
Muhammad Never Ever Was A Prophet Part One Volume Two (Muhammad Never Ever Was a Prophet, #1)
by Gautama Purushottama
The Wisdom of the Doubter (The Mysteriosophy of the Self Triumphant, #2)
by Yves Cadoux
Hidden Wisdom: a Guide to the Western Inner Traditions
by Richard Smoley
The Gospel of Thomas--The Original 21-Chapter Poetic Arrangement
by Robert North
Pistis Sophia is an important Gnostic text. It relates the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha. Pisti Sophia recounts that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years. In it the complex structures and hierarchies of heaven familiar in Gnostic teachings are revealed.
