Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices
Download or Read eBook Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices PDF written by Christian H. Bull and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Christian H. Bull |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 561 |
| Release | : 2011-10-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004212077 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004212078 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices by : Christian H. Bull
Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide array of sources, this anthology sets out to analyze the concepts of mystery and secrecy that occur in the ritual and rhetoric of antique Mediterranean religion, with an emphasis on Gnosticism, Christianity, and Paganism.
