The mystical state : politics, gnosis, and emerging cultures / Arthur Versluis.
| Author/creator | Versluis, Arthur, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : New Cultures Press, ©2011. |
| Description | pages 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 |
| ISBN | 9781596500112 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1596500115 |