Gnostic Society
| Founded | 1928 |
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| Focus | Study, understanding and personal experience of Gnosis |
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Official language | English |
| Website | TheGnosticSociety.org |
The Gnostic Society is an organization founded in Los Angeles in 1928, and incorporated in 1939, by John Morgan Pryse (1863-1952) and his brother James Morgan Pryse (1859-1942) for studies of Gnosticism.[1][2][3] Stephan A. Hoeller, author and lecturer and a leading exponent of Gnosticism as living religious practice[4], has been director of studies since 1963,[5] and is also the Bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica.
The Gnostic Society is an educational organization "dedicated to advancing the study, understanding, and individual experience of Gnosis." Hoeller has presented regular weekly lectures for more than 30 years. Lecture programs are open to the public and presented free of charge.[6]
References
- 1.^ Pearson, Birger (2007). Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-8006-3258-8.
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- 2.^ Smith, Richard (1995). "The revival of ancient Gnosis". In Segal, Robert (ed.). The Allure of Gnosticism: the Gnostic experience in Jungian psychology and contemporary culture. Open Court. p. 206. ISBN 0-8126-9278-0.
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- 3.^ Lucas, Philip Charles (1995). The Odyssey of a New Religion: The Holy Order of MANS from New Age to Orthodoxy. Indiana University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-253-33612-0.
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- 4.^ Goodrick-Clarke, Clare (2005). G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest. North Atlantic Books. p. 30. ISBN 1-55643-572-X.
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- 5.^ "Quest Books". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
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- 6.^ "The Gnostic Society". Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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