Gnosticism was one of those spiritual currents of the past, which could potentially become a world religion. Manichaeism and many Christian heresy (arianism, etc) are realization of the Gnostic mentality. Gnosticism and Orthodox Christianity is a fight dualism and monotheism.
gnosticism, dualism, manichaeism, orthodox christianity, heroism, demonism
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