The how a countercultural spirituality revolutionized religion from antiquity to today De Conick, April D. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History. nyu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource In The Gnostic New Age, April D. DeConick recovers this vibrant underground history to prove that Gnosticism was not suppressed or defeated by the Catholic Church long ago, nor was the movement a fabrication to justify the violent repression of alternative forms of Christianity. Gnosticism alleviated human suffering, soothing feelings of existential brokenness and alientation through the promise of renewal as God. DeConick begins in ancient Egypt and follows with the rise of Gnosticism in the Middle Ages, the advent of theosophy and other occult movements in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and contemporary New Age spiritual philosophies. The matrix of ancient spirituality -- The gnostic true man -- Supermen and monsters -- Paul and gnostic dogma -- John and the dark cosmos -- Gnostic altered states -- Hell walks and star treks -- Spiritual avatars -- The Pi of gnostic politics -- Pleasantville religions -- Gnosticism out on a limb. April D. DeConick. Includes bibliographical references and index. Gnosticism History New Age movement RELIGION Ancient Gnosticism New Age movement B638 299/.932 De Conick, April D. New York : Columbia University Press, 2016 (DLC) 2016000270 9780231542043 0231542046 2016020760 22573/ctt1fq9crm JSTOR C737DF94-2756-4B62-AFDB-71C747B5C1F9 OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1902207 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1902207 DLC 160502 20200709060623.0 ocn948671073 eng