gnōsis (English spelling) gnosis

Japanese: gnōsis(英語表記)gnosis
gnōsis (English spelling) gnosis

…a religious and ideological movement that arose in the Mediterranean world at the same time as Christianity. The Greek word gnosis means knowledge, but in Hellenistic religious thought, the meaning is limited to the ultimate knowledge that leads to salvation. Gnosticism also belongs to this movement, but it also contains a sharp criticism of the established world. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gnōsis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キリスト教と同時期に地中海世界で興った宗教思想運動。〈グノーシスgnōsis〉はギリシア語で知識を意味するが,ヘレニズム宗教思想の場合意味が限定され,人間を救済に導く究極の知識をさす。グノーシス主義もこの流れに属するが,それと別に既成の世界に対する鋭い批判を含んでいる。…

※「gnōsis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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