Gnosis on the Silk Road : Gnostic texts from Central Asia

Author(s)

• Klimkeit, Hans-Joachim

Bibliographic Information

Gnosis on the Silk Road : Gnostic texts from Central Asia

translated & presented by Hans-Joachim Klimkeit

HarperSanFrancisco, c1993

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-395)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Renowned scholar Hans-Joachim Klimkeit presents the first-ever English translation of Gnostic texts from Asia--a vital discovery that reveals a new expression of Christianity as it blended with the mystical religions of Turkey, China, Persia, and Central Asia. Illustrations.

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Details

• NCID: BA25419135
• ISBN:
  • 0060645865
• LCCN: 90056455
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: iratur
• Place of Publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 405 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT1410
  • DC20 : 299/.932/0958
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Manichaeism -- Asia, Central
  • LCSH : Asia, Central -- Religion