In Search of Truth: Augustine, Manichaeism and Other Gnosticism
Van Den Berg, Jacob Albert; Kotze, Annemare; Nicklas, Tobias; Scopello, Madeleine, editors
Leiden; Boston Brill 2011
Hardcover 8vo 8" - 9" tall Xxv, 706 pp followed by 23 pages of colored figure/plates. Index. Bibliography of van Oort. Frontis plate van Oort. Tall octavo. Dark maroon hard covers with image of ancient manuscript, text in white and turquoise. Corners a bit toed-in, some general shelf wear, interior clean and unmarked. Good copy, heavy for international shipping. "This unique collection is divided into 4 sections: 1. Studies in Augustine: Confessions, Sermons, Letters & De Haeresibus; Augustine on Grace & Pluralism; Augustinian "Gnosis": II. Studies in Manichaeism: Origins & Myth; Doctrines & Cult; Diffusion & Art; III. Studies in Manichaeism and Augustine: Doctrines: Polemics & Debates with Manichaean Contemporaries; IV. Studies in "Other Gnosticism": Gnosticism and "apocryphal" texts; sources of pseudo Hippolytus's refutatio; the Gospel of Judas; Modern Yesidi Gnosticism. The 35 studies are preceded by an overview of van Oort's scholarly activities and publication."



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