Hidden wisdom : : esoteric traditions and the roots of Christian mysticism / / by Guy G. Stroumsa.
This book investigates the problem of esoteric traditions in early Christianity, their origin and their transformation in Patristic hermeneutics, in the West as well as in the East. It argues that these traditions eventually formed the basis of nascent Christian mysticism in Late Antiquity. These es...
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| Superior document: | Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, v. 70 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 2nd, rev. and enlarged ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
70. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / G. Stroumsa
- Introduction / G. Stroumsa
- Myth as Enigma: Cultural Hermeneutics in Late Antiquity / G. Stroumsa
- Paradosis: Esoteric Traditions in Early Christianity / G. Stroumsa
- Gnostic Secret Myths / G. Stroumsa
- Esotericism in Mani’s Thought and Background / G. Stroumsa
- The Body of Truth and its Measures: New Testament Canonization in Context / G. Stroumsa
- Moses’ Riddles: Esoteric Trends in Patristic Hermeneutics / G. Stroumsa
- Clement, Origen, and Jewish Esoteric Traditions / G. Stroumsa
- Milk and Meat: Augustine and the End of Ancient Esotericism / G. Stroumsa
- From Esotericism to Mysticism in Early Christianity / G. Stroumsa
- Mystical Descents / G. Stroumsa
- A Nameless God: Judaeo-Christian and Gnostic ‘Theologies of the Name’ / G. Stroumsa
- Sources / G. Stroumsa
- Indices / G. Stroumsa.