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The 24 pages that link to Gnosticism, each with the reason it gives.

• Early ChristianityCompared with: Groups called Gnostic offered rival accounts of creation, salvation, and Jesus.

• NeoplatonismCompared with: Some Gnostic accounts treat the material cosmos as a failure, unlike Plotinus’s ordered emanation.

• HermeticismCompared with: Both value revelatory knowledge, but Hermetic texts often regard the cosmos as a divine creation.

• Christian mysticismCompared with: The comparison clarifies how Christian mystics differ from movements labeled Gnostic despite shared interest in spiritual knowledge.

• Gospel of ThomasCompared with: Thomas has been called Gnostic, but that label's fit and usefulness are disputed.

• Creation ex nihiloCompared with: Some Gnostic accounts challenged the goodness or authorship of the material creation affirmed by the doctrine.

• EsotericismRelated: Ancient movements centered on transformative knowledge shaped later accounts of esoteric traditions.

• CatharismRelated: Cathar accounts share themes of spiritual liberation, though their exact relationship to ancient Gnosticism is disputed.

• Marcion of SinopeCompared with: Ancient writers sometimes grouped Marcion with Gnostics, though his movement differed from many groups under that label.

• Nag Hammadi libraryRelated: Several texts became key evidence for movements commonly grouped under this label.

• MarcionismCompared with: Both challenged simple identifications of the creator with the highest God, but Marcionism was not simply Gnosticism.

• Hermes TrismegistusCompared with: Some Hermetic texts share themes with ancient Gnostic writings, but the traditions are not identical.

• MandaeismNarrower topic: Mandaeism is commonly classified as Gnostic, though its own beliefs and history are distinctive.

• Mystery religionCompared with: Its revelatory teachings can resemble esotericism, but it is not simply another mystery cult.

• Zosimos of PanopolisRelated: Scholars have compared the revelatory and cosmological language in Zosimos’s visions with Gnostic traditions.

• IrenaeusRelated: Irenaeus’s polemic targets teachings grouped under this name, though their movements were diverse.

• Qena GovernorateRelated: Texts from the Nag Hammadi library provide major evidence for studying Gnostic traditions.

• Clement of AlexandriaCompared with: Clement defended Christian knowledge while disputing teachings he considered incompatible with the church’s faith.

• DiscordianismCompared with: Discordianism borrows the allure of secret knowledge while undermining solemn claims to it.

• Ginza RabbaNarrower topic: The Ginza Rabba shares themes often called Gnostic, though Mandaeism has its own distinct history.

• Simon MagusRelated: Early heresiologists associated Simon with origins of Gnostic teachings, though the label covers diverse movements.

• Gnostic Church of FranceNarrower topic: Doinel presented the church as a modern restoration of Gnostic Christianity.

• Hayyi RabbiRelated: Mandaeism shares themes of spiritual ascent and cosmic distinction, while its Great Life has a specifically Mandaean identity.

• LuciferianismRelated: Some Luciferian interpretations recast the biblical serpent as a liberating bringer of knowledge, echoing Gnostic readings.