Birger A Pearson is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of California, USA and a leading expert on Gnosticism.
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Introduction The Earliest Gnostic Teachers "Sethian" or Classic Gnosticism The Gnostic Gospels Basilides and Gnosticism Valentinus and Gnosticism "Three-Principle" Systems Coptic Gnostic Writings of Uncertain Affiliation Hermes Trismegistus and Hermetic Gnosis Mani and Manichaeism The Mandaeans: Surviving Relic of Ancient GnosisEpilogue: The Persistence of Gnosticism