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9781585090075
Recommended by top scholars in the field of Gnostic studies for many years. One of the best books on the subject, essential for any serious researcher. Takes the reader through every facet of the Gnostic experience including sections titled The Soul is Sent Forth, Glory of the Indwelling Light, The Way to the Higher Mysteries, The Final Secret of the Self, and The Soul Travels Home. Based on the works of ancient Gnostic teachers and rare, surviving works like Pistis Sophia and the two Books of Ieu. Other sources include the Agnew Codex, Bruce Codex, Akhmim Codex, Jung Codex, Cairo Codex, the Gnostic Acts (of Peter, Andrew, John, Thomas and Philip), the Chaldean Oracles, and various Gnostic hymns, prayers, Gospels and papyri. A virtual gold mine of Gnostic material, some translated and presented here for the first time.Greenlees, Duncan is the author of 'Gospel of the Gnostics' with ISBN 9781585090075 and ISBN 1585090077.
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