gnosticism

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gnosticism

Summary

gnosticism ranks in the top 0.032% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,702 views/month, #25 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • gnosticism is a type of world view[2].
  • gnosticism is a type of school of thought[3].
  • gnosticism is a type of philosophical movement[4].
  • gnosticism's Commons category is recorded as Gnosticism[5].
  • gnosticism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gnosticism[6].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[7].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • gnosticism's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[14].
  • gnosticism's different from is recorded as agnosticism[15].
  • gnosticism's practiced by is recorded as gnostic[16].
  • gnosticism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include world view[2], school of thought[3], and philosophical movement[4].

Why It Matters

gnosticism ranks in the top 0.032% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,702 views/month, #25 of 77,819).[1] gnosticism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] gnosticism is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

gnosticism has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[20] and Origen[21], a theologian[22], 0185–0254[23], of Ancient Rome[24], specialised in biblical criticism[25].

FAQs

Who did gnosticism influence?

gnosticism has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[20] and Origen[21].

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +5
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