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Auteur(s) : Brakke, David (1961-....)
Titre(s) : The Gnostics [Texte imprimé] : myth, ritual, and diversity in early Christianity / David Brakke
Publication : Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, cop. 2010
Description matérielle : xii, 164 pages ; 25 cm
Comprend : Imagining "Gnosticism" and early Christianities ; Identifying the Gnostics and their
literature ; The myth and rituals of the Gnostic school of thought ; Unity and diversity
in second-century Rome ; Strategies of self-differentiation.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development
of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This
book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept
of "Gnosticism" and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the
category "Gnosticism" is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more
careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as
the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic
human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus,
and provided a way for people to regain knowledge of God, the ultimate source of their
being. Rather than depicting the Gnostics as heretics or as the losers in the fight
to define Christianity, Brakke argues that the Gnostics participated in an ongoing
reinvention of Christianity, in which other Christians not only rejected their ideas
but also adapted and transformed them. This book will challenge scholars to think
in news ways, but it also provides an accessible introduction to the Gnostics and
their fellow early Christians
Sujet(s) : Gnosticisme
Christianisme -- 30-600 (Église primitive)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674046849. - ISBN 0674046846. - ISBN 9780674066038 (pbk.). - ISBN 0674066030
(pbk.) (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43868701q
Notice n° :
FRBNF43868701
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