Gnosticism in Antiquity and Later - Seminar

This exciting lecture / seminar is dedicated to Gnosticism, which is frequently misunderstood  and mislabelled. A potent movement in the late Antiquity -- around Graeco-Roman Egypt, it had a powerful impact on esoteric thought down the following centuries. In fact, together with neoplatonism and hermeticism, it is a pillar of Western Esotericism. Gnosticism went on to have many different forms as  it interacted with other esoteric currents over the passage of time. Dr Sasha Chaitow unpack's Gnosticism's original philosophical and religious content in its historical context, then explains the key issues in the scholarly understanding. Finally, she traces some of its most important effects on, and survivals within, later esoteric movements.

How it works. Before the seminar date (15 February) you will listen to Dr Sasha Chaitow's pre-recorded lecture and read through some source texts, both of which will be emailed to you in the preceding week. When  you join…