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In recent research, the concept of "Gnosticism" has been heavily criticized. It is said to have originated as a label invented by ancient Christian heresiologists to denounce alternative interpretations of Christianity. The concept therefore reflects a normative theological bias, invites stereotypical generalizations, and does not give justice to the diversity of the historical evidence. As a result of this criticism, however, the common characteristics of the phenomenon have received less attention, and new attempts at synthesis are now desirable. In particular, the lecture will try to reconstruct a logic of development for two themes that both had constitutive importance for the "gnostic" movement: (1) the idea of a pre-existent Human Being which is prominent in the earliest sources, but also an important, though often unrecognized, element in the later Valentinian systems; and (2) the story of Sophia, a basic feature of "gnostic" mythmaking whose historical alterations across the various sources have nevertheless been insufficiently studied.
Einar Thomassen was trained as a historian of religions specializing in Nag Hammadi studies in Bergen, Paris, and St. Andrews. After previous appointments at Uppsala and Oslo he has been Professor of Religion at the University of Bergen since 1993. He is currently President of the European Association for the Study of Religions.
Introduction:
Christoph Markschies - Academy Member, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Lecture: The Coherence of "Gnosticism"
Einar Thomassen - University of Bergen
Information on participating / attending:
The event is for free. Please register until 16.11.2018:
https://www2.bbaw.de/anmeldung-HLV18
Date:
11/23/2018 18:00 - 11/23/2018 21:00
Registration deadline:
11/16/2018
Event venue:
Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt, Einstein-Saal, Jägerstraße 22/23
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Religion, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
09/25/2018
Sender/author:
Kirsten Schröder
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event61660
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