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None of Them Knew Me or My Brothers: Gnostic Antitraditionalism and Gnosticism as a Cultural Phenomenon

Cahana, Jonathan

The Journal of religion, 2014-01, Vol.94 (1), p.49-73 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

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  • Título:
    None of Them Knew Me or My Brothers: Gnostic Antitraditionalism and Gnosticism as a Cultural Phenomenon
  • Autor: Cahana, Jonathan
  • Assuntos: Agnosticism ; Ancient civilizations ; Apostles ; Bible ; Christian philosophy ; Christianity ; Exegesis & hermeneutics ; Gnostic Christianity ; Gnosticism ; Judaism ; Platonism ; Religious history ; Religious studies ; Torah ; Traditionalism
  • É parte de: The Journal of religion, 2014-01, Vol.94 (1), p.49-73
  • Descrição: In what was to become one of Plato's most influential dialogues, the Timaeus, Critias recounts Solon's encounter with the Egyptian priests. The premise underlying such a statement is clear: whatever is older is immediately considered more truthful and admirable. Such a reverence for tradition and antiquity, aptly termed "traditionalism" by Arthur H Armstrong, becomes much more predominant and acute in the Greco-Roman world of the first centuries CE than it was in classical Athens. This attitude crosses religious, philosophical, and linguistic boundaries and can indeed be treated as a cultural premise of the period. Someone who wished to convince, or at least draw some respect from, his or her contemporaries would present ideas as an exegesis or interpretation of a traditional authority. This authority would vary according to one's persuasion, but its existence would be taken for granted. Here, Cahana discusses gnostic antitraditionalism and gnosticism as a cultural phenomenon.
  • Editor: Chicago: University of Chicago Press
  • Idioma: Inglês

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