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The Gnostics and Their Remains
Charles William King · Gnosticism · 1887
85 chapters
King's foundational 1887 survey of Gnosticism — its origins, the schools of Simon Magus, Basilides, Valentinus, Marcion, the Ophites, the Manichaeans — together with the catalog of Gnostic engraved gems, talismans, and inscriptions that gives the volume its name.
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Contents
- 1Preface
- 2Introduction
- 3Gnosticism and its Origin
- 4Pistis-Sophia
- 5The Book of Enoch
- 6Gnosticism in its Beginning
- 7Influence of Judaism on the Ancient World
- 8The Zendavesta
- 9The Kabbala and the Talmud
- 10Indian Sources of Gnosticism.--Manes
- 11Buddhism
- 12Simonianism
- 13Basilides
- 14The Ophites
- 15Machinery of the Gnosis
- 16I. Origin of Mithraicism
- + 69 more chapters
