Gnostic sects and trends in the past and present
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https://doi.org/10.32420/2017.84.797Keywords:
Gnosticism, Nicolaitans, Cainites, Sethians, MandaeansAbstract
The article describes the analysis of Gnostic sects of the Late Antiquity, with the exception of the concepts of large Gnostic systems. Particular attention is devoted to the consideration of the Mandaean religion - the only ancient Gnostic religion that exists to this day. The history of the formation of Mandaise, the determinative role of John the Baptist and the cult of Teyvila for the Mandaeans, as well as the peculiarities of their doctrine has been analysed.
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“Gnostic sects and trends in the past and present” (2018) Ukrainian Religious Studies, (84), pp. 101–108. doi:10.32420/2017.84.797.
