List of Gnostic sects
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The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism:
Ancient[]
Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism[]
- Bardesanites
- Basilidians
- Hermeticism
- [1]
- Sethians
- Valesians
- Valentianism
Persian Gnosticism[]
- Mandaeanism
- Manichaeism
- Sabians (also called Sampsaeans)
Not-classified Christian Gnosticism[]
- Cerdonians
- Colorbasians
- Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic)
- Justinians
- Simonians
Others[]
- Abelonians[6]
- Agapetae
- Alogians
- Angelici[7]
- Antitactae
- Aquarii
- Archontics
- Ascodroutes
- Barbeliotae
- Borborites
- (also called Koddians) [8]
- (also called Levitici)[9]
- Phibionites[10]
- Stratiotici
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
- Cerinthians
- Adamites (also called Adamians)
- Marcellianas
- [11]
- Docetae
- Elcesaites
- Encratites
- Apotactics (also called Apostolics)
- Severians
- Marcosians
- Messalians
- Nicolaism
- Ophites
- Priscillianism
- Quintillians, Montanist sect that may have come under Gnostic influence
- [12]
- Seleucians
Middle Ages[]
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- Athinganoi
- Bagnolians
- Bogomils
- Bosnian Church
- Cathars
- - the owners of the Novgorod Codex; it is likely that the owners of the codex were dualistic like the Bogomils
- Paulicianism (However the dualism of Paulicianism is not certain)[13]
- Picards (Neo-Adamites)
- Tondrakians
Modern era[]
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- Anthroposophy[citation needed]
- The Church of St Mary & St John[14]
- Ecclesia Gnostica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum
- Eglise Gnostique
- Gnostic Society
- Holy Order of Mans (Quasi-Gnostic)[citation needed]
- Johannite Church[citation needed]
- [15]
- Martinism
- Muckers[citation needed]
- Neo-Luciferian Church
- (influenced by Gnosticism)[16]
- Rosicrucianism
- Society of Novus Spiritus
- Theosophy[citation needed]
See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ The followers of the gnostic Satornilus. See Against Satornilus by Epiphanius
- ^ See Against the Heracleonites by Epiphanius
- ^ See Against the Ptolemaeans 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
- ^ Conybeare, Frederick. The Key of Truth. A Manual of the Paulician Church of Armenia.
- ^ See Churchsmsj.org for more information
- ^ See [2] for more information
- ^ See Essenes.com for more information
References[]
1. Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons. 1874.
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