Tradition 08 of 33
Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity
Gnostic texts, Christian esotericism, mystical apocrypha, and heterodox cosmologies.
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- Books
- 764
- Earliest
- 1366
- to 2026
- Read free
- 13%
- 102 with public full text
- With covers
- 28%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match680
- Metadata match69
- Query match14
- 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
- gnosticism254
- Gnosis136
- Gnosticisme116
- Philosophy87
- Christian mysticism69
- History69
- Social Sciences65
- Arts and Humanities64
- RELIGION63
- Gnosticismo59
- Mysticism55
- Archeology53
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies53
- Theology53
- Christianity49
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices46
- Art44
- Religious studies42
- Text41
- Non-fiction literature39
- Gnostycyzm37
- Literature36
- グノーシス主義36
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation32
Top languages
- English385 · 50%
- German108 · 14%
- French48 · 6%
- Spanish34 · 4%
- Japanese30 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- Samael Aun Weor17 in this tradition20 books
- 大貫, 隆14 books
- Amelia Febriany12 in this tradition25 books
- Hans Jonas8 books
- Irenaeus8 books
- Bentley Layton7 books
- Kurt Rudolph7 books
- 荒井, 献7 books
- Bernard McGinn6 in this tradition11 books
- Timothy Freke5 in this tradition8 books
- Marvin W Meyer5 in this tradition6 books
- Lugdunensis Irenaeus5 books
764 books
Gnosis
Kurt Rudolph, Robert McLachlan Wilson
1983
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Revelations of divine love, recorded by Julian, anchoress at Norwich, A.D. 1373
Julian of Norwich, Grace Harriet Warrack, Julian, Frances Beer, Edmund Colledge, James Walsh, Jean Leclercq, John Skinner
1901
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Fragments of a faith forgotten
G. R. S. Mead
1900
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Egyptian magic
Florence Farr
1896
The Gnostic scriptures
Bentley Layton, David Brakke
1986
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The Gnostic Crucifixion
George Robert Stow Mead
Date unknown
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Satan
Robert Montgomery
1830
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Pistis Sophia
George Horner, Francis Legge
Date unknown
Die Gnosis
Christoph Markschies, Christoph Johannes Markschies
2001German
The Nag Hammadi library in English
James McConkey Robinson, Coptic Gnostic Library Project
1981
The gnostic Bible
Willis Barnstone, Marvin W. Meyer
2003
The gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels
1979
Reconceiving Religious Conflict
Wendy Mayer, Chris L. de Wet
2018
“My Soul Is A Witness”
Carol Henderson
2021
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Gnostic Morality Revisited
Ismo Dunderberg
2015
The Mandaeans
Edmondo Lupieri
2001
Margaret Ebner, major works
Margaret Ebner, Leonard P. Hindsley, Richard Woods
1993
Tercer abecedario espiritual
Francisco de Osuna, Mary E. Giles, Kieran Kavanaugh
1931
Gazing at the mystery
Samael Aun Weor
2015
Meister Eckhart, teacher and preacher
Meister Eckhart, Bernard McGinn, Frank Tobin, Elvira Borgstadt, Kenneth J. Northcott
1986
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English Translation of Histoire de la magie avec une exposition claire et précise de ses procédés, de ses rites et de ses mystères
Alphonse Louis Constant, Source Library, Google Gemini
2026
The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism
Manly Palmer Hall
2000
Mother Maria Skobtsova
Maria Skobtsova
2003
Epistles of Jacob Boehme
Jacob Boehme, Jacob Behmen
1997