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Hidden wisdom : esoteric traditions and the roots of Christian mysticism / by Guy G. Stroumsa.
Van Pelt Library BR195.O33 S77 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stroumsa, Guy G.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of religions ; 70.
- Studies in the history of religions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Occultism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Occultism.
- Discipline of the secret.
- Mysticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Mysticism.
- History.
- Mysticism--Early church.
- Occultism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Occultism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Second revised and enlarged edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [201]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004136355
- OCLC:
- 57965623
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