Tradition 08 of 33
Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity
Gnostic texts, Christian esotericism, mystical apocrypha, and heterodox cosmologies.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 702
- Earliest
- 1366
- to 2026
- Read free
- 11%
- 75 with public full text
- With covers
- 27%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match629
- Metadata match66
- Query match6
- Source classification (retained through merging)1
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- gnosticism236
- Gnosis136
- Gnosticisme113
- Philosophy84
- Christian mysticism69
- History65
- Social Sciences64
- Arts and Humanities63
- RELIGION59
- Archeology53
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies53
- Mysticism53
- Theology52
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices46
- Christianity45
- Art44
- Gnosticismo41
- Religious studies41
- Text41
- Non-fiction literature39
- Gnostycyzm37
- Literature36
- グノーシス主義36
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation32
Top languages
- English367 · 52%
- German92 · 13%
- French45 · 6%
- Spanish34 · 5%
- Japanese30 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- Samael Aun Weor17 in this tradition19 books
- 大貫, 隆14 books
- Amelia Febriany12 in this tradition25 books
- Source Library9 in this tradition90 books
- Google Gemini9 in this tradition88 books
- Bentley Layton7 books
- Irenaeus7 books
- Kurt Rudolph7 books
- 荒井, 献7 books
- Bernard McGinn6 in this tradition11 books
- Hans Jonas6 books
- Timothy Freke5 in this tradition8 books
702 books
- Read free
The secret teachings of all ages
Manly Palmer Hall
1928
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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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Amulets and superstitions
E. A. Wallis Budge
1930
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Apophasis and pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite
Charles M. Stang
2012
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Pistis Sophia
George Robert Stowe Mead
1896
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Christian mysticism
William Ralph Inge
1899
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The gnôsis of the light
F. Lamplugh
1918
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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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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices
Dylan M Burns, Matthew J Goff
2022
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Esoteric Catholicism / Esoterischer Katholizismus
Viktoria Vitanova-Kerber, Helmut Zander
2025
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Abraham in Jewish and Early Christian Literature
Sean A Adams, Zanne Domoney-Lyttle
2019
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The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800–1950
Andrea Graus, Leonardo Rossi, Kristof Smeyers, Tine Van Osselaer
2020
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The Nag Hammadi Codices as Monastic Books
Christian H. Bull, Hugo Lundhaug
2023
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The ancient wisdom
Annie Wood Besant, Annie Besant
1897
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Thrice-greatest Hermes
Hermes Trismegistus, George Robert Stow Mead
1906
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Women and Knowledge in Early Christianity
Ismo Dunderberg, Outi Lehtipuu, Ivan Miroshnikov, Ulla Tervahauta
2017
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The Adam & Eve Story
Chan Thomas
1993
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The Gospel of Thomas and Plato
Ivan Miroshnikov
2018
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Ancient and Modern Initiation
Max Heindel
1909
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Apocalypse Revealed
Emanuel Swedenborg
1766
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Ascent of Mount Carmel
John of the Cross
1935
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Chapter 1 Re-theorizing religious conflict
Wendy Mayer
2018