Tradition 08 of 35
Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity
Gnostic texts, Christian esotericism, mystical apocrypha, and heterodox cosmologies.
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- Books
- 894
- Earliest
- 1000
- to 2026
- Read free
- 21%
- 187 with public full text
- With covers
- 33%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match809
- Metadata match73
- Query match10
- Source classification (retained through merging)2
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Key subjects
- gnosticism370
- Gnosis141
- Gnosticisme120
- History109
- Philosophy91
- Christian mysticism82
- Religion68
- Social Sciences65
- Arts and Humanities64
- Mysticism60
- Christianity59
- Gnosticismo59
- Theology59
- Archeology53
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies53
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices46
- Art44
- Religious studies42
- Text41
- Non-fiction literature39
- Gnostycyzm37
- Literature36
- グノーシス主義36
- Gnostic literature34
Top languages
- English427 · 48%
- German130 · 15%
- French60 · 7%
- Latin47 · 5%
- Spanish34 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- Samael Aun Weor18 in this tradition21 books
- 大貫, 隆14 books
- Bishop of Lyon Irenaeus13 books
- Amelia Febriany12 in this tradition25 books
- Hans Jonas8 books
- Irenaeus8 books
- Bentley Layton7 books
- Bishop of Lyon Irenaeus Saint7 books
- Kurt Rudolph7 books
- 荒井, 献7 books
- Bernard McGinn6 in this tradition11 books
- George Robert Stow Mead5 in this tradition13 books
894 books
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Christian mysticism
William Ralph Inge
1899
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The secret teachings of all ages
Manly Palmer Hall, J. Augustus Knapp
1928
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The ancient wisdom
Annie Wood Besant, Annie Besant
1897
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The Gnostics and their remains, ancient and mediaeval
Charles William King
1864
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Abraxas
Albrecht Dieterich, Hermann Usener
1891German
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Hours with the mystics
Robert Alfred Vaughan
1856
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Pistis Sophia
George Robert Stowe Mead
1896
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No Spiritual Investment in the World
Willem Styfhals
2019
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Signposts to Silence. Metaphysical mysticism
J.S Krüger, Julia Krüger
2018
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Apophasis and pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite
Charles M. Stang
2012
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The evidences of the genuineness of the Gospels
Andrews Norton, Charles Eliot Norton
1837
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Esoteric Catholicism
Viktoria Vitanova-Kerber, Helmut Zander
2025
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The Hymns of Hermes
George Robert Stowe Mead
1907
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The gnôsis of the light
F. Lamplugh
1918
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Geschichte der Kosmologie in der griechischen Kirche bis auf Origines
Ernst Wilhelm Möller, Möller, Wilhelm
1860German
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Nouveaux fragments arméniens de l'Adversus haereses et de l'Epideixis
Bishop of Lyon Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus
1526Ancient Greek
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Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption
Stephen J Shoemaker
2004
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Gleanings of a mystic
Max Heindel
1919
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Essai sur le Gnosticisme e gyptien
E. Ame lineau, Amélineau, Emile
1887French
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An account of the life and writings of S. Irenaeus,bishop of Lyons and martyr
James Beaven, James. [from old catalog] Beaven
1841
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Histoire critique du gnosticisme ..
Jacques Matter
1828French
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices
Dylan M Burns, Matthew J Goff
2022
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Die Gnostischen Quellen Hippolyts in seiner Hauptschrift gegen die Häretiker
Hans Staehelin
1890German
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Der erste Clemensbrief
Clement I Pope
1899German