The Gnostics

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.

Jacque Lacarrière

San Francisco : City Lights

Foreword by Lawrence Durrell ; translated from the French by Nina Rootes

The workings of the world -- The perforated veil -- The dark fire -- The stranger -- The body's bastard birth -- History, men, sects -- The highroads of Samaria -- The masters of Gnosis -- Absolute experience -- The ash and the stars -- The impossible mirror -- The paths of Gnosticism -- The world's wanderers -- The purity of the mountains.

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