List of Gnostic sects
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The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism:
Contents
1 Ancient
1.1 Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
1.2 Persian Gnosticism
1.3 Not-classified Christian Gnosticism
1.4 Others
2 Middle Ages
3 Modern era
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 References
Ancient[edit]
Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism[edit]
- Bardesanites
Basilidians
Heracleonites [1]
Hermeticism
Ptolemaeans [2]
Satornilians [3]
Sethians
- Valesians
Thomasines (also called Thomasenes)[citation needed]
- Valentianism
Persian Gnosticism[edit]
- Mandaeanism
Manichaeism
- Al-Dayhuri's Sect
- Albanenses
- Astati
- Audianism
- Shinang's Sect
Sabians (also called Sampsaeans)
Not-classified Christian Gnosticism[edit]
Cerdonians
Marcionism (not entirely Gnostic[citation needed])
- Apelliacos
Lucianists [4]
- Colorbasians
Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic)
Simonians
Menandrians [5]
Others[edit]
Abelonians [6]
- Agapetae
- Alogians
Angelici [7]
- Antitactae
- Aquarii
- Archontics
- Ascodroutes
- Barbeliotae
- Bardaisan
Borborites
Coddians (also called Koddians) [8]
Levitics (also called Levitici)[9]
Phibionites [10]
- Stratiotici
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
Cerinthians
Adamites (also called Adamians)- Marcellianas
Cleobians [11]
- Docetae
- Elcesaites
Encratites
Apotactics (also called Apostolics)- Severians
- Marcosians
- Messalians
- Nicolaism
Ophites
- Naassenes
- Perates
- Priscillianism
Secundians [12]
- Seleucians
Middle Ages[edit]
- Athinganoi
- Bagnolians
- Bogomils
- Bosnian Church
Cathars
- Black Brotherhood
- Credentes
- Pasagians
- Pataria
Novgorodians - the owners of the Novgorod Codex; it is likely that the owners of the codex were dualistic like the Bogomils
Paulicianism
- Arnoldists
Picards (Neo-Adamites)- Tondrakians
Modern era[edit]
- Anthroposophy
- Christian Science
The Church of St Mary & St John [13]
- Ecclesia Gnostica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum
- Eglise Gnostique
- Gnostic Society
Holy Order of Mans (Quasi-Gnostic)- Johannite Church
- Lectorium Rosicrucianum
- Muckers
- Neo-Luciferian Church
- Ophite Cultus Satanas
Order of the Nazorean Essenes (influenced by Gnosticism) [14]
- Society of Novus Spiritus
The Summit Lighthouse
Church Universal and Triumphant - considered[by whom?]New Thought/ neo-gnostic
Tempelhofgesellschaft (Neo-Marcionite)- Theosophy
- Tiamatians
- The White Eagle Lodge
Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO)- Gnostic Church of France
See also[edit]
- Esoteric Christianity
Footnotes[edit]
^ See Against the Heracleonites by Epiphanius
^ See Against the Ptolemaeans by Epiphanius
^ The followers of the gnostic Satornilus. See Against Satornilus by Epiphanius
^ See Against the Lucianists by Epiphanius
^ The followers of Menander, who led a schism in Simonianism. See Against Menander by Epiphanius
^ See Abelites - Jewish Encyclopedia
^ See Against the Angelics by Epiphanius for a more detailed description.
^ Apparently another name for the Borborites. Epiphanius also references them as a different sect in the Panarion. He mentions them three times in the book. See here [1].
^ A gnostic sect mentioned in the Panarion, Against the Nicolaitans, 2,1 They be identified as the Borborites.
^ Another name for the Gnostics according to Epiphanius. It may be a different Gnostic sect altogether. See Proem I, 5,4
^ Blunt. Pg. 109. "Cleobians"
^ See Against the Secundians by Epiphanius
^ See Churchsmsj.org for more information
^ See Essenes.com for more information
References[edit]
1. Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons. 1874.
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