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The Gods of the Greeks
A mythology of the Greeks for adults whose primary interest is in the study of human beings.
The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and The Maya: an illustrated Dictionary of the Mesoamerican Religion
"The myths and beliefs of the great Precolumbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to this labyrinthine…
The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics
Gnosticism is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the first centuries after Christ, nearly becoming the dominant form of Christianity, but was eventually branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. The long and…
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity
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…
The Gnostics: History, Tradition, Scriptures, Influence
According to the ancient Gnostics-the early Christians who wrote such controversial texts as the recently discovered Gospel of Judas-we are all capable of gnosis, or direct knowledge of the true reality that lies behind the material world. Andrew…
The Gnostics
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.