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'''Gnosticism''' (after gnôsis, the [[Greek]] word for "knowledge" or "insight") is the name given to a loosely organized [[religious]] and [[philosophy|philosophical]] movement that flourished in the first and second centuries A.D. Though the exact origins of this school of thought cannot be traced with any certainty, it is possible to infer that certain non-canonical sources dating from the first and second centuries A.D. were used to develop it. It is considered a [[heresy]] by most modern Christians.

'''Gnosticism''' (after ''gnôsis'', the [[Greek]] word for "knowledge" or "insight") is the name given to a loosely organized [[religious]] and [[philosophy|philosophical]] movement that flourished in the first and second centuries A.D. Though the exact origins of this school of thought cannot be traced with any certainty, it is possible to infer that certain non-canonical sources dating from the first and second centuries A.D. were used to develop it. It is considered a [[heresy]] by most modern Christians.

Literary critic Harold Bloom distinguishes Gnosticism from Christianity and Judaism in his book Agon:

Literary critic Harold Bloom distinguishes Gnosticism from Christianity and Judaism in his book Agon:

Today, Gnosticism still exists in small, isolated communities throughout the world.

Today, Gnosticism still exists in small, isolated communities throughout the world.

==Gnostic Elitism==

==Gnostic Elitism==