Chapter Ten. Pleasantville Religions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. The Matrix of Ancient Spirituality 19
6. Chapter Two. The Gnostic True Man 51
7. Chapter Three. Superpowers and Monsters 77
8. Chapter Four. Paul and Gnostic Dogma 107
9. Chapter Five. John and the Dark Cosmos 135
10. Chapter Six. Gnostic Altered States 163
11. Chapter Seven. Hell Walks and Star Treks 195
12. Chapter Eight. Spiritual Avatars 229
13. Chapter Nine. The Pi of Politics 259
14. Chapter Ten. Pleasantville Religions 295
15. Chapter Eleven. Gnosticism Out on a Limb 341
16. Bibliography 353
17. English Translations of Gnostic Sources 364
18. Filmography 364
19. Index 367