This is King´s master piece on the gnostics, created at a time when the information on the subject was scarce, almost non existent. King managed to assemble a picture of the Gnostics which is still cited today as authoritative. Rather than one monolithic group, the Gnostics had very diverse beliefs. Some thought that Jesus was a man, while others thought that he was a God, and some believed that he became a God only after he was baptized. Some believed in a struggle between good and evil, others were non-dualistic. Most had widely-varying intricate systems of intermediaries between the ultimate deity and humanity. On the face of it, this looks polytheistic, but instead was an attempt to solve the problem of how a perfect God could create an imperfect world. Many of these Aeons later became the demons and angels of Medieval and Renaissance magic.
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Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 413 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.04 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo zk1074010922
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