Titre du document / Document title

» Gnosticisme « eller » Gnosis «? Overvejelser over en vanskelig forskningsterminologi = Gnosticism or Gnosis ?Gnosticisme ou gnose

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

HYLDAHL Jesper ;

Résumé / Abstract

Today the term »Gnosticism« is no longer an adequate designation for the religious movement which hitherto has been associated with such a term. The scriptures from the »Gnostics« themselves, now known from the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library, draw a much more sophisticated picture than the one we know from the Church Fathers. While it is better to abandon the modern term »Gnosticism«, it is argued that the terms »Gnostic« and »Gnosis« even now can designate this very broad phenomenon. It is suggested that a »Gnostic« myth must contain certain aspects for it to be »Gnostic«, and that the different aspects of such a myth mainly are developed out of the Platonic distinction between an utter transcendent God and a lower secondary Demiurge. The »Gnostic« negative worldview could originate through the Platonic metaphysics, if it is attached to problems of biblical hermeneutics, theodicy, and social and religious conflicts.

Revue / Journal Title

Dansk teologisk tidsskrift   ISSN 0105-3191 

Source / Source

2001, vol. 64, n^o2, pp. 111-129

Langue / Language

Danois

Editeur / Publisher

Gads, København, DANEMARK  (1938) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Gnosticism ; Gnosis ; Terminology ; Nag Hammadi ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Gnosticisme ; Gnose ; Terminologie ; Nag Hammadi ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 24187, 35400009553711.0030