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Gnosis/Gnosticism
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[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Christianity – III. Philosophy – IV. Judaism – V. Islam
I. Religious Studies Gnosis (Gk γνῶσις/
gnṓsis, “knowledge”) is a particular form of religious knowledge that brings salvation
per se. It is not dependent on a particular object but has its value and its justification in itself. It is total knowledge, since it overcomes the dichotomy between subject and object – in fact every dichotomy –, because it is absolute knowledge of the absolute. From the point of view of the history o…
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Religion Past and Present