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- Ottime condizioni
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- “Remainder mark.”
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Era
- 2000s
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- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060783397
ISBN-13
9780060783396
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48659353
Product Key Features
Book Title
Forbidden Faith : the Gnostic Legacy from the Gospels to the Da Vinci Code
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mysticism, Christianity / History, Religious, Gnosticism, Jewish
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-280881
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
If you are interested in the appeal of these popular manifestations of Gnosticism, Smoley is certainly your best guide., A compelling and accessible argument. A thoroughly enjoyable read; highly recommended for all libraries with strong religious collections., [A] clear, concise primer... a wide, clear path to understanding Gnosticism, accessible even by the weekend seeker.
Dewey Decimal
299/.932
Synopsis
Who were the Gnostics? Were they heretics, or were they ancient visionaries who possessed the keys to the deepest secrets of Christianity? Where did they come from? Did they leave any descendants? Why were they suppressed by the early Church? And why do their ideas keep reappearing throughout history? "Forbidden Faith" is the first comprehensive popular history of Gnosticism, a secretive tradition that has survived for centuries in many forms and under many names. Richard Smoley, an expert in esoteric Christianity, traces the Gnostic legacy from its ancient roots in the "Gospel of Thomas," discovered in Egypt; early second-century Gnostic communities of the Roman Empire; and the Manichaeans of Central Asia. He tracks how the Gnostic impulse was publicly repressed but survived underground in various forms of Christianity, surfacing again in the Middle Ages with the Cathars, a mysterious group of heretics who inspired the medieval tradition of courtly love but were then wiped out by the Inquisition. Since then, Smoley reveals, the Gnostic legacy has survived into the modern era with the help of Jewish Kabbalists, the Freemasonry of our founding fathers, the poetry of William Blake, the intuitive insights of nineteenth-century American Theosophists, and the psychological works of Carl Jung. Finally, we learn how some of the key teachings of the Gnostics are being revived today in serious nonfiction such as the criticism of Harold Bloom, in the science fiction of Philip K. Dick, as well as in popular Hollywood films like "The Matrix" and "The Da Vinci Code," Why should Gnosticism exercise such a peculiar and lasting fascination? Throughout most of Christian history, Gnosticismwas the "forbidden faith," and such condemnation by the official Church might actually have served to endow the movement with glamour. But that explanation goes only so far. For the Gnostics to have such lasting appeal, it seems logical that they must offer solutions to some problems, solutions overlooked by mainstream religion. "Forbidden Faith" provides the enduring story and continuing legacy of those errant faithful who have had direct experiences of the divine that can't be explained by the official beliefs of the Church., In this sweeping history of Gnosticism, the school of spiritual seekers that flourished between the first and fourth centuries A.D. is revealed along with the movement's influence on early Christianity and beyond., There is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. Many people are now are seeking out these lost traditions, hoping to find an alternative to stale dogmas and blind beliefs. Forbidden Faith addresses one of the most interesting of these lost traditions, Gnosticism. The Gnostics were a school of spiritual seekers who flourished in the late Roman Empire between the first and fourth centuries C.E. They often competed with the nascent Church until Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire and suppressed its rivals by force.But the quest for gnosis did not die. It has survived in many forms, influencing medieval mystics, Crusaders, Kabbalists, Freemasons, the Enlightenment, and even films like the "Matrix" trilogy.Richard Smoley is one of the world's leading authorities on the mystical and esoteric teachings of Western civilization. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he worked at a wide range of journalistic positions before becoming editor of Gnosis from 1990 to 1999. He is the coauthor (with Jay Kinney) of Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions (Penguin Arkana, 1999), and is the author of Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition (Shambhala, 2002)."Richard Smoley's survey of Gnosticism is replete with fascinating conceptual reflection and historical detail. Erudite and lively, this enlightening text on the breadth and influence of Gnosticism is essential."- Willis Barnstone, author of The Gnostic Bible and The Other Bible, Who were the Gnostics? Were they heretics, or were they ancient visionaries who possessed the keys to the deepest secrets of Christianity? Where did they come from? Did they leave any descendants? Why were they suppressed by the early Church? And why do their ideas keep reappearing throughout history? Forbidden Faith is the first comprehensive popular history of Gnosticism, a secretive tradition that has survived for centuries in many forms and under many names. Richard Smoley, an expert in esoteric Christianity, traces the Gnostic legacy from its ancient roots in the Gospel of Thomas , discovered in Egypt; early second-century Gnostic communities of the Roman Empire; and the Manichaeans of Central Asia. He tracks how the Gnostic impulse was publicly repressed but survived underground in various forms of Christianity, surfacing again in the Middle Ages with the Cathars, a mysterious group of heretics who inspired the medieval tradition of courtly love but were then wiped out by the Inquisition. Since then, Smoley reveals, the Gnostic legacy has survived into the modern era with the help of Jewish Kabbalists, the Freemasonry of our founding fathers, the poetry of William Blake, the intuitive insights of nineteenth-century American Theosophists, and the psychological works of Carl Jung. Finally, we learn how some of the key teachings of the Gnostics are being revived today in serious nonfiction such as the criticism of Harold Bloom, in the science fiction of Philip K. Dick, as well as in popular Hollywood films like The Matrix and The Da Vinci Code . Why should Gnosticism exercise such a peculiar and lasting fascination? Throughout most of Christian history, Gnosticism was the "forbidden faith," and such condemnation by the official Church might actually have served to endow the movement with glamour. But that explanation goes only so far. For the Gnostics to have such lasting appeal, it seems logical that they must offer solutions to some problems, solutions overlooked by mainstream religion. Forbidden Faith provides the enduring story and continuing legacy of those errant faithful who have had direct experiences of the divine that can't be explained by the official beliefs of the Church.
LC Classification Number
BT1390.S555 2006
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