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Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas
The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition
Av David W. Kim
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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This book offers a detailed analysis of the Gospel of Thomas in its historic and literary context, providing a new understanding of the genesis of the Jesus tradition. Discovered in the twentieth century, the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas is an important early text whose origins and place in the …
Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha)
An Analysis
Inbunden, 2022
2512 kr
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This book features detailed analysis of an ancient secret scroll from the Middle East known as the Rivers Scroll or Diwan Nahrawatha, providing valuable insight into the Gnostic Mandaean religion. This important scroll offers a window of understanding into the Mandaean tradition, with its intricate …
Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas
The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition
Av David W. Kim
Inbunden, 2021
2512 kr
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This book offers a detailed analysis of the Gospel of Thomas in its historic and literary context, providing a new understanding of the genesis of the Jesus tradition. Discovered in the twentieth century, the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas is an important early text whose origins and place in the …
Ritual Embodiment in Modern Western Magic
Becoming the Magician
Häftad, 2019
735 kr
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In the Western world, magic has often functioned as an umbrella term for various religious beliefs and ritual practices that seek to influence events by harnessing supernatural power. The definition of these myriad occult and esoteric traditions have, however, usually come from those that are …
Valentinian Temple
Visions, Revelations, and the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul
Inbunden, 2022
2888 kr
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Is the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul a Valentinian text? Many would say no, few would say yes. The Valentinian Temple brings together all the available evidence to produce a systematic argument in favour of the Apocalypse of Paul’s Valentinian origins.From Valentinus himself to the Gospel of Truth …
Religion of the Peacock Angel
The Yezidis and Their Spirit World
Av Garnik S. Asatrian, Victoria Arakelova
Häftad, 2021
633 kr
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Based in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many …
Sufism in the Secret History of Persia
Av Milad Milani
Häftad, 2021
633 kr
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Sufism formed one of the cultures of resistance which has existed in the social fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such resistance continues to manifest itself today with many looking to Sufism as a model of cooperation between East and West, between traditional and modern. 'Sufism in the Secret …
Valentinian Temple
Visions, Revelations, and the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul
Häftad, 2024
648 kr
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Is the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul a Valentinian text? Many would say no, few would say yes. The Valentinian Temple brings together all the available evidence to produce a systematic argument in favour of the Apocalypse of Paul’s Valentinian origins.From Valentinus himself to the Gospel of Truth …
Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha)
An Analysis
Häftad, 2024
648 kr
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This book features detailed analysis of an ancient secret scroll from the Middle East known as the Rivers Scroll or Diwan Nahrawatha, providing valuable insight into the Gnostic Mandaean religion. This important scroll offers a window of understanding into the Mandaean tradition, with its intricate …
From Blavatsky to Krishnamurti: “It is Finished”
Unravelling an Esoteric Eschatology and Christology
Av Al Boag
Inbunden, 2025
2512 kr
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This book highlights some important continuities as well as differences between the teachings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831–1891), co‑founder of the Theosophical Society in 1875, and Krishnamurti Jiddu (1895–1986), the Theosophist who was trained to be the World Teacher. Until now very little …
Blavatskian and Biblical Roots of Krishnamurti’s Imagined Role
Av Al Boag
Inbunden, 2025
2512 kr
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This book focuses on Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) and charts the development of his teaching. It covers the period from 1922, when Krishnamurti claimed he was “God,” until his death, including his declarations to be the World Teacher and eventual departure from the Theosophical Society. The …
Ritual Embodiment in Modern Western Magic
Becoming the Magician
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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In the Western world, magic has often functioned as an umbrella term for various religious beliefs and ritual practices that seek to influence events by harnessing supernatural power. The definition of these myriad occult and esoteric traditions have, however, usually come from those that are …
Histories of the Hidden God
Concealment and Revelation in Western Gnostic, Esoteric, and Mystical Traditions
Av April D DeConick, Grant Adamson
Häftad, 2016
847 kr
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In Western religious traditions, God is conventionally conceived as a humanlike creator, lawgiver, and king, a being both accessible and actively present in history. Yet there is a concurrent and strong tradition of a God who actively hides. The two traditions have led to a tension between a God …
Contemporary Esotericism
Av Egil Asprem, Kennet Granholm m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
849 kr
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The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis …
Sufism in the Secret History of Persia
Av Milad Milani
Inbunden, 2013
2140 kr
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Sufism formed one of the cultures of resistance which has existed in the social fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such resistance continues to manifest itself today with many looking to Sufism as a model of cooperation between East and West, between traditional and modern. 'Sufism in the Secret …
Religion of the Peacock Angel
The Yezidis and Their Spirit World
Av Garnik S. Asatrian, Victoria Arakelova
Inbunden, 2014
2520 kr
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Based in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many …
Angels of Desire
Esoteric Bodies, Aesthetics and Ethics
Av Jay Johnston
Inbunden, 2009
2520 kr
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The idea that the human body consists of 'subtle bodies' - psycho-spiritual essences - can be found in a variety of esoteric traditions. This radical form of selfhood challenges the dualisms at the heart of Western discourse : mind/body, divine/human, matter/spirit, reason/emotion, I/other. 'Angels …
Angels of Desire
Esoteric Bodies, Aesthetics and Ethics
Av Jay Johnston
Häftad, 2009
650 kr
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The idea that the human body consists of 'subtle bodies' - psycho-spiritual essences - can be found in a variety of esoteric traditions. This radical form of selfhood challenges the dualisms at the heart of Western discourse : mind/body, divine/human, matter/spirit, reason/emotion, I/other. 'Angels …
Contemporary Esotericism
Av Egil Asprem, Kennet Granholm m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2750 kr
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The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis …
