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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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