Gnosis: An Esoteric Tradition of Mystical Visions and Unions - Paperback

by Dan Merkur (Author)

Traces the use of powerful gnostic visionary techniques from Hellenistic Gnosticism and Jewish merkabah mysticism, through Muhammad, the Ismaeilis, and theosophical Sufism to medieval neoplatonism, and renaissance alchemy.

Gnosis traces the use of powerful gnostic visionary techniques from Hellenistic Gnosticism and Jewish merkabah mysticism, through Muhammad, the Ismaeilis, and theosophical Sufism to medieval neoplatonism, and renaissance alchemy.

Author Biography

Dan Merkur is a Lecturer in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.