Female Fault and Fulfilment in Gnosticism (Enduring Editions) - Softcover

Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807873098 ISBN 13: 9780807873090

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2012

Synopsis

Buckley challenges scholarly, stereotypical views of females in Gnosticism, which tend either toward idealization or outright devaluation. Examining six Gnostic texts or traditions that illuminate female figures, she analyzes a variety of females within their contexts. She makes no attempt to classify Gnostic females according to simplifying formulae; rather she treats them individually, allowing them to make sense within their own contexts. A UNC Press Enduring Edition - UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0807873098
• ISBN 13: 9780807873090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196