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NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)
NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)

NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (Hardback, State University of New York, 1992)

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NEOPLATONISM and GNOSTICISM (Edited by Richard T. Wallis) (State University of New York, 1992)

Out-of-print hardback edition. 532 pages.

In recent decades our view of Gnosticism has been revolutionized by the discovery of a Coptic Gnostic library at Nag-Hammadi, Egypt. Currently, Gnosticism is seen as a phenomenon extending far beyond Christianity and displaying a strong Platonic influence. The opposition between the two systems was certainly not as sharp as Plotinus claimed. Where, why, and how the ideological lines were drawn is discussed in the light of the new historical evidence.

CONTENTS:

A Controversial Issue in Hellenistic Thought and Religion
Platonic Gnostic and Christian
The Second God in Gnosticism and Plotinuss AntiGnostic Polemic
Synesius the Hermetica and Gnosis
A Comparative Study
Plotinus's AntiGnostic Polemic and Porphyrys Against the Christians
Theological Doctrines of the Latin Asclepius
Negative Theology in Gnosticism and Neoplatonism
Theurgic Tendencies in Gnosticism and Iamblichuss Conception of Theurgy
Beauty Number and Loss of Order in the Gnostic Cosmos
Theories of Procession in Plotinus and the Gnostics
A Christian and a Platonic Refutation of Manichaean Dualism
Le Nombre et son Ombre Resume
Questions on Self
The Platonizing Sethian Texts from Nag Hammadi in their Relation to Later Platonic Literature
Soul and Nous in Plotinus Numenius and Gnosticism
The Platonism of the Tripartite Tractate NH I 5
The Noetic THad in Plotinus Marius Victorinus and Augustine
The Myth of Eros and Psyche in Plotinus and Gnosticism
The Name of the Father is the Son Gospel of Truth 38
Higher Providence Lower Providences and Fate in Gnosticism and Middle Platonism
Index

Condition: Very Good. Some general light wear to cover boards and spine edges. The lightest hint of foxing. Internally clean and unmarked.