A History Of Gnosticism

A History of Gnosticism

Review"The best account of Gnosticism to have been written. An extraordinary and enlightening accomplishment." Times Literary Supplement"Comprehensive, judicious and informed. Filoramo, with his light wit and his lucid style, is a historian of integrity and a thinker: these are the indispensable criteria for a study of Gnosticism, and they are all too seldom met." M. J. Edwards, New College, OxfordGives a guide to the history of gnosticism in the second and third centuries CE, through the Middle Ages and up to the twentieth century in its influence on art and literature.From the Back CoverThis account of the origins, history and influence of Gnosticism and Gnosis draws on new manuscript discoveries and presents convincing evidence that Gnostic beliefs still influence western and some branches of eastern thought and religion. Widely acclaimed, it is the most comprehensive account of Gnosticism available.About the AuthorGiovanni Filoramo is the author of many articles on Gnosticism and has written five books on the history of religions. He is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Turin.