Knowledge of the Heart: Gnostic Movements and Secret Traditions (The Canonbury Papers volume 5)

Roger Dachez, Richard A. Crane, Tobias Churton, Roelof Van den Broek, Philip Davies, Colin Wilson, Robert A. Gilbert, James M. Robinson, Madeleine Scopello, Peter J. Forshaw, Thierry Zarcone, Leon P. Schlamm.

ISBN 10: 0853182736 / ISBN 13: 9780853182733

Published by Lewis Masonic, 2008

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2008 Lewis Masonic out of print hardcover edition. Some reading wear else good condition.

Contents:

1 Martinist Orders and Freemasonry in France since the time of Papus Roger Dachez,
2 A Brief Insight into Christian and Islamic Mystical Experience Richard A. Crane,
3 Is Freemasonry a Gnostic Tradition? Tobias Churton,
4 Spiritual Transformation in Ancient Hermetism and Gnosticism Roelof Van den Broek,
5 Gnosticism and the Dead Sea Scrolls Philip Davies,
6 The Search for Power Consciousness Colin Wilson,
7 Follies of the Wise: Two Centuries of the Western Vision of Gnosticism Robert A. Gilbert,
8 The Gospel of Judas James M. Robinson,
9 The Temple as Symbol of the Soul in Ancient Gnosticism Madeleine Scopello,
10 The Influence of the Corpus Hermeticum on Early Modern Occult Philosophy Peter J. Forshaw,
11 Gnostic/Sufi Symbols and Ideas in Turkish and Persian Freemasonry and Para-masonic Organisations Thierry Zarcone, 12 C.G. Jung: Gnostic or Kabbalist? Leon P. Schlamm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge of the Heart: Gnostic Movements and Secret Traditions (The Canonbury Papers volume 5)
• Publisher: Lewis Masonic
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853182736
• ISBN 13: 9780853182733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Occult & Esoteric

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Synopsis

This fifth volume of The Canonbury Papers contains the twelve papers delivered at the Eighth International Conference, held at the Canonbury Academy in November 2006, on Gnosticism and related movements Gnosticism, in its essence, is a heterodox form of Christianity that developed in the Second Century out of dualist schools of thought within the Church. These schools drew upon older and parallel religions of their day, and relied on revealed knowledge (gnosis) rather than on grace as the means of salvation. Although they did not survive the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Gnostics and their teaching became an integral part of the Western Hermetic Tradition. The Gnostic tradition has thus provided a continuing philosophical and religious influence on later spiritual and esoteric movements, including Freemasonry, and most notably during the last two centuries. In recognition of this influence the conference sought to bring together such distinguished speakers as Professor James Robinson – the world’s foremost authority on Gnosticism, Colin Wilson and Tobias Churton, together with prominent scholars from a variety of disciplines, creating a forum for new insights into the meaning and value of Gnosticism in both its classical and modern forms.