Paradise reconsidered in Gnostic mythmaking rethinking Sethianism in light of the Ophite evidence / by Tuomas Rasimus.
| Author/creator | Rasimus, Tuomas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, |
| Description | xx, 355 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v. 68 Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 68. ^A1136782 |
| Contents | Pt. I. Introduction. Rethinking Sethianism -- Pt. II. Myth and innovation. The serpent -- The creator and the Archons -- Sophia, Eve and gnosis -- Adam and Christ -- The pillars of Seth : Sethianization of Ophite and Barbeloite myths -- Pt. III. Ritual. Evidence for Ophite snake worship -- Anathema Iesous : Origen on the Ophite cursing of Jesus -- The Ophite seal, Sethian baptism and the Johannine prologue. |
| General note | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Helsinki and UniversiteĢ Laval, 2006. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-312) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009029148 |
| ISBN | 9789004173231 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004173234 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |