MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010044723
003 DLC
005 20111216082806.0
008 101027s2011 mnu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010044723
020 $a9781596500112 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1596500115 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBV5083$b.V46 2011
082 00 $a273/.1$222
100 1 $aVersluis, Arthur,$d1959-
245 14 $aThe mystical state :$bpolitics, gnosis, and emergent cultures /$cArthur Versluis.
260 $aMinneapolis, MN :$bNew Cultures Press,$cc2011.
300 $a155 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-151) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- What is gnosis? -- The legacy of monotheism -- Counter-history and the "postmodern dilemma" -- Nature -- The diagnosis of "heretics" -- Political implications of gnosis -- Beyond the horizon of history -- Negative theology and politics -- Modernity and the secret roads inward -- "The counter-culture," gnosis, and modernity -- Towards new cultures -- The mystical state -- Conclusion.
650 0 $aMysticism$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aGnosticism$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aNegative theology$xChristianity$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aOccultism$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xPolitical aspects.