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| ! colspan="2" | Gnosticism
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| | Late antique / Esoteric
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| ! Origin region
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| | Mediterranean and Near Eastern religious environments
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| ! Founding period
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| | Antiquity, especially the first centuries CE; modern revivals exist
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| ! Estimated adherents
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| | Ancient movements are historical; modern Gnostic churches and esoteric groups have small followings.
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| '''Gnosticism''' is a broad label for ancient and modern religious movements that emphasize salvific knowledge, the divine origin of the soul, and liberation from ignorance or bondage. | | '''Gnosticism''' refers to ancient and modern religious currents emphasizing saving knowledge, divine spark, and layered cosmology. |
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| == Overview == | | == Related pages == |
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| Gnosticism is not one single church or doctrine. The term is used for several ancient movements and texts associated with gnosis, or deep spiritual knowledge. Many Gnostic systems describe a transcendent divine source, emanations, a flawed world-order, and the human soul’s need to awaken to its higher origin. Modern Gnostic churches and esoteric groups reinterpret these themes in different ways.
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| == Key beliefs ==
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| * Gnosis as saving spiritual knowledge
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| * A transcendent divine source beyond ordinary material existence
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| * Myths of emanation, fall, ignorance, and return
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| * The soul’s hidden divine origin or potential
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| * Critical reinterpretations of creation, scripture, and authority in some systems
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| == Practices ==
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| * Scriptural interpretation and mythic study
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| * Prayer, sacraments, initiation, and contemplative practice in some groups
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| * Ascetic, ethical, or ritual disciplines depending on the movement
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| * Modern liturgy in contemporary Gnostic churches
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| * Study of Nag Hammadi and related texts
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| == Places of worship ==
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| * Ancient communities met in varied settings; modern Gnostic groups may use churches, chapels, homes, and study circles
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| == Sacred texts ==
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| * Nag Hammadi writings, the ''Gospel of Thomas'', the ''Apocryphon of John'', and other ancient and modern Gnostic materials
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| == Holidays and observances ==
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| * Modern Gnostic groups may adapt Christian calendars or create observances related to saints, teachers, and esoteric cycles
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| == Branches and related traditions ==
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| * [[Christianity]]
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| * [[Manichaeism]]
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| * [[Hermeticism]]
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| * [[New Religious Movements]]
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Religion]] | | * [[Religion]] |
| * [[Theology]] | | * [[Theism]] |
| * [[Philosophy of religion]] | | * [[Religious concepts and ideals]] |
| * [[New Religious Movements]]
| | * [[List of religions and worldviews]] |
| * [[Indigenous and Traditional Religions]] | |
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| [[Category:Religions]] | | [[Category:Western esotericism]] |
| [[Category:Ancient religions]]
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| [[Category:Esotericism]]
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Gnosticism refers to ancient and modern religious currents emphasizing saving knowledge, divine spark, and layered cosmology.
