Gnosticism
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Gnosticism is a diverse set of early religious movements that emphasized secret spiritual knowledge (gnosis) as the path to salvation and often presented a dualistic view of the material and spiritual worlds.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian Gnosticism | 1 |
| Gnostic tradition | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
esoteric belief system
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
escape from material world
ⓘ
liberation of the soul ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Hellenistic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
material world
ⓘ
spiritual world ⓘ |
| emphasizes | secret spiritual knowledge ⓘ |
| hasConcept | demiurge ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept | gnosis ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Basilides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcion NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Magus NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernRevivalIn |
esoteric movements
ⓘ
neo-Gnostic churches ⓘ |
| hasMythicTheme |
cosmic ignorance
ⓘ
emanations (aeons) ⓘ fall of Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorldview | dualism ⓘ |
| includesMovement |
Basilideanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ophite sects NERFINISHED ⓘ Sethianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentinianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bogomilism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catharism NERFINISHED ⓘ Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ early Christian theology ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
early Christianity
ⓘ
late Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| isDiscussedBy |
Epiphanius of Salamis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Irenaeus of Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFrom |
Nag Hammadi library
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heresiological writings ⓘ |
| oftenTeaches |
creator of material world is a lesser deity
ⓘ
divine spark in humans ⓘ true God is transcendent ⓘ |
| oftenViewsMaterialWorldAs |
evil
ⓘ
imperfect ⓘ |
| originatedIn | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| seeks | revelation of hidden God ⓘ |
| teaches | salvation through knowledge ⓘ |
| usesTextType |
apocryphal gospels
ⓘ
cosmological myths ⓘ revelatory dialogues ⓘ |
| viewsHumanityAs | ignorant of true divine origin ⓘ |
| wasCondemnedBy | early Church Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOpposedBy | proto-orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christian Gnosticism
this entity surface form:
Gnostic tradition