List of Gnostic sects

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Gnosticism

History

Syrian-Egyptic
Mandaeism
Manichaeism
Sabians of Harran
Druze
Modern schools
Chinese Manichaeism

Proto-Gnostics
Philo
Simon Magus
Cerinthus

Valentinus
Basilides
Menander

Scriptures
Gnostic Gospels
Nag Hammadi library
Pseudo-Abdias
Clementine literature
Gnosticism and the New Testament

Codices
Codex Tchacos
Askew Codex
Bruce Codex
Berlin Codex
 Lists
Gnostic sects
Gnostic terms

Related articles
Gnosis
Jnana
Esoteric Christianity
Theosophy
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism

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The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism:

Contents
1 Ancient
2 Middle ages
3 Modern Times
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 References

Ancient
Christian Gnosticism

Cerdonians
Marcionism
Apelliacos
Lucianists
Colorbasians
Simonians
Menandrians
Dositheans

Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism

Bardesanites
Basilidians
 Hermeticism
Sethians
Valesians
Satornilians
Thomasines
Valentianism
Heracleonites
Ptolemaeans

Persian Gnosticism

Mandaeanism
Manichaeism
o Al-Dayhuri's Sect
o Albanenses
o Astati
o Audianism
o Shinang's Sect
Sabians (also called Sampsaeans)

Others

Abelonians [6]
Agapetae
Alogians
Angelici [7]
Antitactae
Aquarii
Archontics
Ascodroutes
Barbeliotae
Borborites
o Coddians (also called Koddians) [8]
o Stratiotici
o Levitics (Also called Levitici)[9]
o Phibionites [10]
Cainites
Carpocratians
Cerinthians
o Adamites (also called Adamians)
o Marcellianas
Cleobians [11]
Docetae
Elcesaites
Encratites
o Severians
o Apotactics (also called Apostolics)
Marcosians
Messalians
Nicolaism
 Ophites
o Naassenes
o Perates
Priscillianism
Secundians [12]
Seleucians

Middle ages
Athinganoi
Bogomils
Bosnian Church
Bagnolians
Cathars
o Black Brotherhood
o Credentes
o Pasagians
o Pataria
Picards (Neo-Adamite)
Novgorodians - The owners of the Novgorod Codex, it is likely that the owners
of the codex were dualistic like the Bogomils.
Paulicianism
o Arnoldism
Tondrakians

Modern Times
Anthroposophy
The Church of St Mary & St John [13]
Ecclesia Gnostica
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum
Eglise Gnostique
Gnostic Society
Holy Order of Mans (Quasi-Gnostic)
Johannite Church
Lectorium Rosicrucianum
Muckers
Neo-Luciferian Church
Ophite Cultus Satanas
Order of the Nazorean Essenes (Influenced by Gnosticism) [14]
Society of Novus Spiritus
The Summit Lighthouse
o Church Universal and Triumphant; considered[by whom?] New Thought/
neo-gnostic
Tempelhofgesellschaft (Neo-Marcionite)
Tiamatians
Theosophy
The White Eagle Lodge
Christian Science

See also
Esoteric Christianity
Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
Persian Gnosticism