However, Alawites follow Muhammad Ibn Nusayr, who was a 10th-century disciple of the 11th imam and declared himself to be the ...

ix, 255 pages ; 24 cm "Gnostic religion is the expression of a religious worldview which is dominated by the concept of Gnosis, an esoteric knowledge of God and the human being which grants salvation ...

Who was Mary of Magdala? The answer to this puzzle may be that Mary Magdalene hailed from an affluent family, and thus enjoyed a greater level of independence. Luke suggests as much when he says ...

There's a certain strand of gnosticism in this, that the digital gives us an escape from the body. These machines we all use are very discarnate—we're not present to one another. It's a sort of ...

The secret book of John : the Gnostic Gospel annotated & explained by Davies, Stevan L., 1948- Publication date 2005 Topics Gnosticism, Religion - World Religions, Commentaries, Religion, Biblical ...