「キリスト教最大の異端」とも呼ばれたグノーシス派から広がる、広大な知の世界へと案内する、全67章の事典。謎多き起源から現代文化の諸相に及ぶ影響まで。The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, designed as a collection of critical studies by experts to both widen and deepen study in Gnostic movements and standards of speculation as a discrete "World" of human socio-spiritual life from the distant past until today. An international team of contributors examines these manifestations in a variety of contexts, from the ancient pre-Christian to the contemporary.