The Impact of Scholarship on Contemporary "Gnosticism(s)": A Case Study on the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma

This article examines the impact of academic discourses on Neo-Gnosticism. The identities and ritual practices of Neo-Gnostics are constructed with reference to Gnostic Studies. Analysis of two case studies (the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma) shows how academic discourse legitimizes, ch...

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Главный автор: Dillon, Matthew 1963- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: equinox 2018
В: International journal for the study of new religions
Год: 2018, Том: 9, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 57-81
Другие ключевые слова:B Gilles Quispel
B Phillip K. Dick
B Ritual
B Neo-Gnosticism
B Apostolic Johannite Church
B Gnosticism
B Gnosis
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Итог:This article examines the impact of academic discourses on Neo-Gnosticism. The identities and ritual practices of Neo-Gnostics are constructed with reference to Gnostic Studies. Analysis of two case studies (the Apostolic Johannite Church and Jeremy Puma) shows how academic discourse legitimizes, challenges, or reforms Gnostic identity in the twenty-first century.
ISSN:2041-952X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37614