"Within limitless realms dwells incorruptibility." : an exploration of the figure of Sophia in The Hypostasis of the Archons.

This dissertation looks at the Sophia narrative in the Gnostic text The Hypostasis of the Archons. The figure of Sophia has long been considered an integral figure in Gnostic cosmology but one who is consistently identified as a fallen entity. I shall argue that the figure of Sophia is not a fall...

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Main Author: O'Farrell, Aoife
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29652