1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004377020403321

Titolo

Lo specchio che deforma : le immagini della parodia : teoria e storia dei generi letterari / a cura di G. Barberi Squarotti ; saggi di G. Baldissone, S. Blazina, G. Casalegno ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Tirrenia stampatori, 1988

ISBN

88-7763-045-0

Descrizione fisica

413 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

L'avventura letteraria

Disciplina

857.009

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

857.009 BAR 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450888903321

Autore

Lee Philip J.

Titolo

Against the protestant gnostics / / Philip J. Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxon, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987

©1987

ISBN

9786610760343

1-280-76034-6

0-19-802111-9

0-19-535919-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

273.1

Soggetti

Gnosticism

Protestantism - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART I: GNOSTICISM IN CONFLICT WITH THE FAITH; 1. Gnosticism as a Type of Religion; 2. Gnosticism as a Heresy; 3. Gnosticism Within the Orthodox Faith; PART II: GNOSTICISM IN ASCENDANCE IN NORTH AMERICA; 4. Alienation: From Gratitude to Despair; 5. Protestant Gnosis: From Holy Event to Private Illumination; 6. Modern Escape-from the Home of the Brave?; 7. Narcissism: From the Sacred Community to the Inner Self; 8. Elitism: From the Many to the Few; 9. Syncretism: From the Particular to the Nebulous

PART III: GNOSTICISM ESTABLISHED WITHIN NORTH AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM: RESULTS AND REFORM10. Results of a Gnosticized Protestantism; 11. The Degnosticizing of Protestantism: The Renewal of Hope; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J. Lee criticizes conservatives and liberals alike as he traces gnostic motifs to the very roots of American Protestantism. With references to an extraordinary



spectrum of writings from sources as diverse as John Calvin, Martin Buber, Tom Wolfe, Margaret Atwood, and Emily Dickinson, he probes the effects of gnostic thinking on a wide range of issues. Calling for the restoration of a dialectical faith and practice, the book points to positive ways of restoring health to en