Hidden Wisdom: Esoteric Traditions and the Roots of Christian Mysticism. Second, Revised and Enlarged Paperback Edition

by Guy G. Stroumsa and Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa

Book Overview

This book investigates the problem of esoteric traditions in early Christianity, their origin and their transformation in Patristic hermeneutics, in the West as well as in the East. It argues that these traditions eventually formed the basis of nascent Christian mysticism in Late Antiquity. These esoteric traditions do not reflect the influence of Greek Mystery religions, as has often been claimed, but rather seem to stem from the Jewish background...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004136355
• ISBN13: 9789004136359
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"