List of Gnostic sects
The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism:
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Ancient
Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
- Bardesanites
- Basilidians
- Hermeticism
- Satornilians [3]
- Sethians
- Thomasines (also called Thomasenes)
- Valentianism
Persian Gnosticism
- Mandaeanism
- Manichaeism
- Sabians (also called Sampsaeans)
Not-classified Christian Gnosticism
- Cerdonians
- Marcionism
- Apelliacos
- Lucianists [4]
- Marcionism
- Colorbasians
- Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic)
- Justinians
- Simonians
- Menandrians [5]
Others
- Abelonians [6]
- Agapetae
- Alogians
- Angelici [7]
- Antitactae
- Aquarii
- Archontics
- Ascodroutes
- Barbeliotae
- Borborites
- Coddians (also called Koddians) [8]
- Levitics (also called Levitici)[9]
- Phibionites [10]
- Stratiotici
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
- Cerinthians
- Adamites (also called Adamians)
- Marcellianas
- Cleobians [11]
- Docetae
- Elcesaites
- Encratites
- Apotactics (also called Apostolics)
- Severians
- Marcosians
- Messalians
- Nicolaism
- Ophites
- Priscillianism
- Quintillians, Montanist sect that may have come under Gnostic influence
- Secundians [12]
- Seleucians
Middle Ages
- Athinganoi
- Bagnolians
- Bogomils
- Bosnian Church
- Cathars
- Novgorodians - the owners of the Novgorod Codex; it is likely that the owners of the codex were dualistic like the Bogomils
- Paulicianism
- Picards (Neo-Adamites)
- Tondrakians
Modern era
- Anthroposophy
- The Church of St Mary & St John[13]
- Ecclesia Gnostica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
- Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum
- Eglise Gnostique
- Gnostic Church of France
- Gnostic Society
- Holy Order of Mans (Quasi-Gnostic)
- Johannite Church
- Lectorium Rosicrucianum
- Muckers
- Liberal Catholic Union[14]
- Order of the Nazorean Essenes (influenced by Gnosticism)[15]
- Society of Novus Spiritus
- Theosophy
See also
Footnotes
- See Against the Heracleonites by Epiphanius
- See Against the Ptolemaeans by Epiphanius
- The followers of the gnostic Satornilus. See Against Satornilus 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 .
- 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
- Blunt. Pg. 109. "Cleobians"
- See Against the Secundians by Epiphanius
- See Churchsmsj.org for more information
- See for more information
- See Essenes.com for more information
References
1. Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons. 1874.
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