The Essence of the Gnostics
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-3988-6742-0 (ISBN)
Description
This compelling guide uncovers the origins, beliefs, and modern revival of the provocative and transformative Gnostic tradition.
Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering.
In The Essence of the Gnostics Bernard Simon offers a fascinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Mystic Wisdom introduces four of the world's most influential mystical traditions - Gnosticism, Sufism, Kabbalah, and Buddhism - tracing the history of these movements and their exploration of personal and spiritual transformation.
Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering.
In The Essence of the Gnostics Bernard Simon offers a fascinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Mystic Wisdom introduces four of the world's most influential mystical traditions - Gnosticism, Sufism, Kabbalah, and Buddhism - tracing the history of these movements and their exploration of personal and spiritual transformation.
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Series
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3988-6742-0 (9781398867420)
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Person
Bernard Simon is a professional writer and author, with many bestselling titles on both sides of the Atlantic in the fields of business, teaching and new age movements. He now brings his considerable knowledge and skill to bear on revealing the world of Gnosticism.