List of Gnostic sects
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Ancient
Proto-Gnosticism
Judean-Israelite Gnosticism
Syrian-Egyptian Gnosticism
Persian Gnosticism
Unclassified Christian Gnosticism
- Cerdonians
- Colorbasians
- Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic)
- Justinians
- Simonians
Others
- Abelonians[8]
- Agapetae
- Alogians
- Angelici[9]
- Antitactae
- Aquarii
- Archontics
- Ascodroutes
- Barbeliotae
- Borborites
- Coddians (also called Koddians) [10]
- Levitics (also called Levitici)[11]
- Phibionites[12]
- Secundians[13]
- Stratiotici
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
- Cerinthians
- Adamites (also called Adamians)
- CleobiansTemplate:Sfnp
- Docetae
- Elcesaites
- Encratites
- Apotactics (also called Apostolics)
- Severians
- Marcosians
- Messalians
- Nicolaism
- Ophites
- Priscillianism
- Quintillians, Montanist sect that may have come under Gnostic influence
- Seleucians
Middle Ages
- Albanenses
- Bagnolians
- Bogomils[14]
- Bosnian Church
- Cathars[15]
- Paulicianism (However the dualism of Paulicianism is not certain)[16]
- Neo-Adamites
- Tondrakians
- Ghulat
Modern era
Neo-Gnostic
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- Ecclesia Gnostica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum
- Ecclesia Pistis Sophia
- Gnostic Church of France
- Gnostic Society
- Johannite ChurchScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Neo-Luciferian Church
- Society of Novus Spiritus
- Universal Gnosticism
Footnotes
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- ↑ The followers of the gnostic Satornilus. See Against Satornilus by Epiphanius
- ↑ See Against the Heracleonites by Epiphanius
- ↑ See Against the Ptolemaeans by Epiphanius
- ↑ See Against the Lucianists by Epiphanius
- ↑ The followers of Menander, who led a schism in Simonianism. See Against Menander by Epiphanius
- ↑ See Abelites - Jewish Encyclopedia
- ↑ See Against the Angelics by Epiphanius for a more detailed description.
- ↑ Apparently another name for the Borborites. Epiphanius also references them as a different sect in the Panarion. He mentions them three times in the book. See here [1].
- ↑ A gnostic sect mentioned in the Panarion, Against the Nicolaitans, 2,1 They be identified as the Borborites.
- ↑ Another name for the Gnostics according to Epiphanius. It may be a different Gnostic sect altogether. See Proem I, 5,4
- ↑ See Against the Secundians by Epiphanius
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References
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