Poetics of the Gnostic Universe

Poetics of the Gnostic Universe
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9789004116740
ISBN-13 : 9004116745
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Download or read book Poetics of the Gnostic Universe written by Zlatko Pleše and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monograph examines the cosmological section of the "Apocryphon of John," a fully narrated version of the classic Gnostic myth. The author argues that the "Apocryphon" s world hypothesis is inseparable from the epistemological, theological, and aesthetic debates within contemporary Platonism.


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