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Eve as Guide and Savior Figure in Gnostic reinterpretations of the Eden Myth

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / April 24, 2010 /

Found : Eve as Guide and Savior Figure in Gnostic reinterpretations of the Eden Myth Because of its intensive and complex layers an explication of Gnostic mythology often requires that one select a particular aspect of the system rather than attempt to address its entirety. This study, then, will focus on a selected, central theme…

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Gnosticism as critique of Paganism (Snakes & Ladders)

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / January 30, 2010 /

Found : Gnosticism as critique of Paganism (Snakes & Ladders) Embedded within gnosticism's almost maniacal hostility to the ecosystem is a beautiful and compelling cry for freedom, a libertarian drive towards unmediated lucidity and intuitive knowledge. Gnosticism were antinomian – against the law. The gnostic distrust of the world was not simply asceticism, nor simply…

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