Gnostic afterlives in American religion and culture /

"In Gnostic Afterlives, fourteen scholars explore the intersection of Gnostic spirituality in American religion and culture. Papers theorize Gnosis/Gnostic in modernity, examine neo-Gnostic movements in America, and investigate the Gnostic in popular American films, literature, art, and other a...

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Other Authors: De Conick, April D (Editor), Kripal, Jeffrey J (Jeffrey John), 1962- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021
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