The Gnostics

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology
Cover of the book The Gnostics by Jacques Lacarriere, Peter Owen Publishers
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Author: Jacques Lacarriere ISBN: 9780720618020
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers Publication: August 1, 2014
Imprint: Peter Owen Publishers Language: English
Author: Jacques Lacarriere
ISBN: 9780720618020
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Publication: August 1, 2014
Imprint: Peter Owen Publishers
Language: English

Gnostics have always sought to “know” rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day. Lawrence Durrell writes, “This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as D.H. Lawrence’s intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.”

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Gnostics have always sought to “know” rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day. Lawrence Durrell writes, “This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as D.H. Lawrence’s intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.”

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