03451nam 2200745 a 450 991045722620332120200520144314.01-283-34565-X978661334565390-04-21512-310.1163/9789004215122(CKB)2550000000073311(EBL)1010520(OCoLC)777549415(SSID)ssj0000551751(PQKBManifestationID)11348397(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551751(PQKBWorkID)10526873(PQKB)11731324(MiAaPQ)EBC1010520(nllekb)BRILL9789004215122(PPN)170736148(Au-PeEL)EBL1010520(CaPaEBR)ebr10518829(CaONFJC)MIL334565(EXLCZ)99255000000007331120110803d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi collection and other ancient literature[electronic resource] ideas and practices : studies for Einar Thomassen at sixty /edited by Christian H. Bull, Liv Ingeborg Lied and John D. TurnerLeiden ;Boston Brill20121 online resource (560 p.)Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies,0929-2470 ;v. 76Description based upon print version of record.90-04-21207-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.pt. 1. Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi and related gnostic writings -- pt. 2. Mystery and secrecy in other Christian practices, text traditions, and material culture -- pt. 3. Mystery and secrecy in non-Christian practices, text traditions, and material culture.Mystery and secrecy were central concepts in the ritual, rhetoric, and sociological stratification of antique Mediterranean religions. That the ultimate nature and workings of the divine were secret, and either could not or should not be revealed except as a mystery for the initiated, was widely accepted among Pagans, Jews, and then Christians, both Gnostic and otherwise. The similarities and differences in the language of mystery and secrecy across religious and cultural borders are thus crucial for understanding this important period of the history of religions. The present anthology aims to present and analyze a wide selection of sources elucidating this theme, reflecting the correspondingly wide scholarly interests of Professor Einar Thomassen in honor of his 60th birthday.Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ;76.Gnostic literatureHistory and criticismGnosticismManichaeismMysterySecrecyElectronic books.Gnostic literatureHistory and criticism.Gnosticism.Manichaeism.Mystery.Secrecy.229/.9Thomassen Einar280790Bull Christian H907337Lied Liv Ingeborg907338Turner John Douglas214651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457226203321Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi collection and other ancient literature2029784UNINA