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Andrew Phillip Smith, writer

Andrew Phillip Smith (born 1966) is a Welsh writer who has written books on Gnosticism,[1] Cathars and Mandaeans.

Biography

He grew up in Penarth, south Wales and attended the University College of Wales, Swansea.[1] He has also lived in London and then in rural California and now lives in Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan with his wife.[2]

He also runs the Bardic Press, publishers of Hafiz, Omar Khayyam, Early Christianity, Celtic Mythology, Fourth Way [3], is the editor of the magazine The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality [4].

He has been interviewed several times about his writing, by Fortean Times in March 2010, by Zany Mystic,[2] by Spinx Radio.[3][4] and several times by Miguel Conner on Aeon Byte,[5][6] He has contributed articles to New Dawn Magazine,[7] Fortean Times and Mind, Body Spirit published by Watkins Publishing [5].

Bibliography

His published works include:

  • The Gospel of Thomas: A New Version Based On the Inner Meaning (Ulysses Books, 2002)
  • The Gospel of Philip – Annotated & Explained [6](Skylight Paths, 2005)
  • The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic, and Islamic Sources – Annotated & Explained [7] (Skylight Paths, 2006)
  • Gnostic Writings on the Soul – Annotated & Explained (foreword by Stephan A. Hoeller) [8](Skylight Paths, 2007)
  • The Gnostics: History - Tradition - Scriptures - Influence [9](Watkins Publishing, 2008, EPUB 2012)
  • A Dictionary of Gnosticism [10](Quest Books, 2009).
  • The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (preface by Monty Oxymoron) [11](Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)
  • The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs and Practices (Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)[8]

References

  1. ^ Exploring mystical teachings Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Penarth Times, 2008-08-05, accessed on 2009-04-04
  2. ^ Smith, Andrew Phillip (3 May 2008). "Andrew Phillip Smith on A Fireside Chat - Gnostic Gospels". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ G is for Gnostic Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Andrew Philip Smith on Gnostics Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (MP3)
  5. ^ "The Secret History of the Gnostics". Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. ^ Smith, Andrew Phillip (28 February 2014). "Gospel of Philip". Youtube. AeonByte. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. ^ "New Dawn 149 (March-April 2015) | New Dawn : The World's Most Unusual Magazine". www.newdawnmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. ^ "The Neo-Cathars| Watkins Publishing". www.watkinspublishing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.