The Gnostics by Jacques Lacarrire PAPERBACK 9780872862432

Name: The Gnostics by Jacques Lacarrire PAPERBACK 9780872862432
Brand: City Lights Books

City Lights Books

The GnosticsAuthor(s): Jacques Lacarriere, Nina Rootes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: City Lights Books, United States\nImprint: City Lights Books\nISBN-13: 9780872862432, 978-0872862432\nSynopsis\nGnostics have always sought to \""know\"" rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day. Lawrence Durrell writes, \""This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as [url] Lawrence's intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.\"" \""A remarkable book for both knowledge and the understanding of Gnostic texts, so abstruse at first sight, and for the poetical interpretation of the Gnostic movement across history. Lacarriere is parti.