Gnostic Hymnody


What is Gnosticism?

Gnosticism (The Gnosis Archive)

Gnosticism and its legacy (The Gnosis Archive) -- complete with a RealAudio lecture on Gnosticism.

[Please note: The above links are from the Gnosis Archive, a site which not only studies the history of Gnosticism, but also promotes the philosophy/religion of Gnosticism in modern times. Gnosticism was considered a heresy by the early Church and the views which are put forth on that site are not the views of this site. These links are included because they are an excellent source for the study of the history of Gnosticism.]

Hymns

The Hymn of Jesus (from The Acts of John)

The Hymn of Jesus and The Mystery of the Cross (from The Acts of John)

The Crucifixion Hymn (Manichaean hymn in Parthian)

Hymn on the Second Coming of Jesus (Manichaean Hymn in Persian with Parthian words)

Hymn to the Third Messenger (Manichaean Hymn in Parthian)

The Hymn on Body-and-Soul (Manichaean liturgical hymn in Parthian)

Hymn about the Captivity of Light (Manichaean hymn in Parthian)

Commemorative hymn for Mir Zaku (Manichaean Hymn in Parthian)

Hymn in honor of the Dominions of Light (Manichaean Hymn in Persian)

The Hymn on the End of the World (Manichaean liturgical hymn in Parthian)

Hymn exhorting the soul to remembrance (Manichaean Hymn in Parthian)

The Hymn to the Father of Greatness (a hymn ascribed to Mani, in Parthian)

Hymn on the fate of the Living Soul (Manichaean Hymn in Parthian)

Hymn in praise of Mani (Manichaean hymn in Parthian)

The Hymn of the Pearl (from The Acts of Thomas)

Hymns to the soul (Manichaean liturgical hymn in Parthian)

Hymn to the Living Soul (Manichaean hymn in Parthian)


Also see

The Gnostic Society Library
The Corpus Hermeticum
Refregerium -- resources for early Christianity, particularly Gnosticism
The Gospel of Thomas

Notes:

The Hymn of the Pearl, or Hymn of the Soul, occurs in the apocryphal Acts of Thomas, and is translated and discussed in two books:

Hans Jonas, The Gnostic Religion
Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures
Manichaean religion
mystery religions of Egypt, Hermetic treatises
soma (body) = sema (tomb)

Assam is called Kamarupa, "the form of desire"
bibliophany
Pietro de Valle
Bengal 1212
Nath or Kanphata ("split ear") yogis or jogiss

See: Notes on "The Pool of Nectar"


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