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Author: Guy Stroumsa
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Edition: Revised and enlarged ed
Volume: 70
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.425kg
ISBN: 9789004136359
ISBN 10: 9004136355
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 11 May 2005
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Hidden Wisdom is an important interpretation of the changing attitudes toward esotericism that were a significant aspect of the early development of Christianity...wealth of new insights.' Bernard McGinn, History of Religion, 1999. '...the book contains much valuable, intriguing material.' Jorunn J. Buckley, Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 'Stroumsa's book will prove important to anyone interested in esotericism, mysticism, and the Jewish origins of early Christianity. Recommended for all libraries.' Laurence H. Kant, Religious Studies Review, 2001. '...imposante et suggestive documentation...' Jerome Rousse-Lacordaire, Compres Rendus.
'Hidden Wisdom is an important interpretation of the changing attitudes toward esotericism that were a significant aspect of the early development of Christianity...wealth of new insights.' Bernard McGinn, History of Religion, 1999. '...the book contains much valuable, intriguing material.' Jorunn J. Buckley, Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 'Stroumsa's book will prove important to anyone interested in esotericism, mysticism, and the Jewish origins of early Christianity. Recommended for all libraries.' Laurence H. Kant, Religious Studies Review, 2001. '...imposante et suggestive documentation...' Jerome Rousse-Lacordaire, Compres Rendus.
'Hidden Wisdom is an important interpretation of the changing attitudes toward esotericism that were a significant aspect of the early development of Christianity...wealth of new insights.'<br>Bernard McGinn, History of Religion, 1999.<br>' the book contains much valuable, intriguing material.'<br>Jorunn J. Buckley, Journal of the American Academy of Religion.<br>' Stroumsa's book will prove important to anyone interested in esotericism, mysticism, and the Jewish origins of early Christianity. Recommended for all libraries.'<br>Laurence H. Kant, Religious Studies Review, 2001.<br>' imposante et suggestive doumentation'<br>Jirtme Rousse-Lacordaire, Compres Rendus.<br>
Author Information
Guy G. Stroumsa, Ph.D. (1978), Harvard, is Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion and Director of the Center for the Study of Christianity at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Another Seed: Studies in Gnostic Mythology (Brill, 1984), Savoir et salut: traditions juives et tentations dualistes dans le christianisme ancien (Paris, 1972) and Barbarian Philosophy: the Religious Revolution of Early Christianity (Tubingen, 1999).
