文档介绍：A Different Christianity
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SUNY Series in Western Esoteric Traditions
David Appelbaum, editor
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A Different Christianity
Early Christian Esotericism and Modern Thought
Robin Amis
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Amis, Robin
A different Christianity : early Christian esotericism and modern
thought / Robin Amis.
p. cm. (SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions)
Includes index.
ISBN 0-7914-2571-1 (alk. paper). ISBN 0-7914-2572-X (pbk. :
alk. paper)
1. SpiritualityOrthodox Eastern Church. 2. MysticismHistory-
-Early church, ca. 30600. 3. Monastic and religious life.
4. OccultismReligious aspectsOrthodox Eastern Church.
5. Orthodox Eastern ChurchCustoms and practices. I. Title.
II. Series.
1995
248dc2094-40813
CIP
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Now seekers after knowledge must know exactly how to make out true orthodoxy for
themselves by using natural examples; and especially such as are drawn from our very
selves, for they are surer and are a true means of proof.
Saint Gregory the Sinaite, Discourse on the Transfiguration
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Contents
Preface. The Forgotten Christian Inner Tradition xiii
An Accident of History xiv
The Modern Situation xvi
Acknowledgements x