The gnostic demiurgeβAn agnostic trickst
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Ingvild S˦lid Gilhus
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Article
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1984
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Elsevier Science
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English
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One of the most fascinating figures of gnostic religion is the demiurge, fascinating because he is ambiguous, an unsuccessful combination of the spiritual and the material. The gnostics themselves saw their worldmaker both as a buffoon and as a devil, Why is this so, and what is the meaning of this