Tradition 08 of 35
Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity
Gnostic texts, Christian esotericism, mystical apocrypha, and heterodox cosmologies.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- 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
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
- 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
Era
Le sauveur et l'économie du salut chez les gnostiques (IIe-Ve s.)
1998French
Pistis Sophia
1851Latin
Sainte Bible de Vence, en latin et en français, avec des notes littéraires
1830French
Sainte Bible de Vence, en latin et en français, avec des notes littéraires
1832French
Teksty z Nag-Hammadi
1979Polish
The Origins of Gnosticism / Le origini dello gnosticismo
1967Italian