Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [religions and religious concepts]
5. religious concepts
6. religious ideologies

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts
4. religions and religious concepts
5. religions

Narrower term/s

• Mandaeanism [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to a religious ideology popular in the 4th-century Christian world although it may have had earlier, non-Christian roots stemming from a break from Judaism. The believers in Gnosticism felt that they alone would attain full salvation because they possessed the teachings of Christ regarding the cosmic origins and spiritual destiny of people. It was considered heretic because of its low view of God as Creator, its secret traditions, and its belief that Christ was not really human and that his crucifixion was simply an attempt to fool evil forces.