The mystical state : politics, gnosis, and emerging cultures / Arthur Versluis.

Author/creator Versluis, Arthur, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : New Cultures Press, ©2011.
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- What is gnosis? -- The legacy of monotheism -- Counter-history and the "postmodern dilemma" -- Nature -- The diagnosis of "heretics" -- Political implications of gnosis -- Beyond the horizon of history -- Negative theology and politics -- Modernity and the secret roads inward -- "The counter-culture," gnosis, and modernity -- Towards new cultures -- The mystical state -- Conclusion.
LCCN 2010044723
ISBN9781596500112 (alk. paper)
ISBN1596500115