New text of Philostorgius’ Ecclesiastical History
Writing in the first quarter of the fifth century CE, Philostorgius‘ Ecclesiastical History (preserved in a medieval epitome and other references) is an important work in many respects: it is […]
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Wendt on Marx-Wolf, Spiritual Taxonomies
BMCR has just published Heidi Wendt‘s review of Heidi Marx-Wolf, Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority: Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Philadelphia: […]
Shi’ite Esotericism, Its Roots and Developments
Brepols has just published a new volume on Shi’ite Esotericism, its relationship to earlier Jewish, Christian, Gnostic, and Manichaean currents, and its various trajectories in Islam. It promises to be […]
Gnose et manichéisme. Festschrift Dubois
I have been waiting with bated breath for some time for the volume honoring the work of Jean-Daniel Dubois, a luminary of scholarship on Gnosticism and Manichaeism, to appear. Brepols […]
Just published: Secret Religion
Another book produced (this time edited) by DeConick has just been published, by MacMillan Reference USA in their series MacMillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks. This one tackles Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism, in […]
Forthcoming: April DeConick, The Gnostic New Age
I have been looking forward to this book for a long time – April DeConick‘s The Gnostic New Age, which promises to be a very stimulating discussion of Gnosticism in […]
New Book: Ancient Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan
Ancient Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan. Contexts, Traditions, and Influences. Ed. by Matthew Goff, Loren T. Stuckenbruck, and Enrico Morano. Mohr Siebeck, 2016. Was happy to read […]
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