Tradition 08 of 33
Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity
Gnostic texts, Christian esotericism, mystical apocrypha, and heterodox cosmologies.
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- Books
- 878
- Earliest
- 1000
- to 2026
- Read free
- 20%
- 174 with public full text
- With covers
- 33%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match793
- Metadata match73
- Query match10
- Source classification (retained through merging)2
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Key subjects
- gnosticism354
- Gnosis141
- Gnosticisme120
- History106
- Philosophy91
- Christian mysticism81
- Religion67
- Social Sciences65
- Arts and Humanities64
- Gnosticismo59
- Mysticism59
- Theology59
- christianity59
- 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
- English426 · 49%
- German130 · 15%
- French60 · 7%
- Latin46 · 5%
- Spanish34 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- Samael Aun Weor17 in this tradition20 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
- Timothy Freke5 in this tradition8 books
878 books
SOPHIA - GODDESS OF WISDOM
Caitlin Matthews
1991
Selected Poems of Madame Guyon
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
2012
Simon of Samaria and the Simonians
M. David Litwa
2024
Talisman
Graham Hancock
2004
Talking to the spirits
Kenaz Filan
2013
The Commentary of Origen on S. John's Gospel
Origen, Alan England Brooke
1896
The Day of Awakening
Tony Titshall
2010
The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism
Bernard Mcginn
2006
The Gnostic mystery
Randy Davila
2009
The Gnostics
Tobias Churton
1987
The Gnostics
Andrew P. Smith
2008
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Jean-Yves Leloup, Joseph Rowe
2002
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
Marvin Meyer, Marvin W. Meyer, Wolf-Peter Funk
2007
The Nag Hammadi library in English
Coptic Gnostic Library Project
1977Coptic
The Origins of Gnosticism/Le Origini Dello Gnosticismo
U. Bianchi
1997
The Other bible
Willis Barnstone
1984
The Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes
Elliot R Wolfson
2023
The Serpent's Gift
Jeffrey John Kripal
2006
The elements of Gnosticism
Stuart Holroyd
1994
The flight to Lucifer
Harold Bloom
1979
The gnostic Gospels of Jesus
Marvin W Meyer
2005
The gnostic paradigm
Natanela Elias
2015
The gospel of the Second Coming
Timothy Freke
2007
The life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence
Kathleen E. Garay, Madeleine Jeay, Kathleen Garay
2001