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==Gnosticism== [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] teachings were contemporary with those of Neoplatonism. Gnosticism is an imprecise label, covering monistic as well as dualistic conceptions. Usually the higher worlds of Light, called the [[Pleroma]] or "fullness", are radically distinct from the lower world of Matter. The emanation of the Pleroma and its godheads (called ''Aeons'') is described in detail in the various Gnostic tracts, as is the pre-creation crisis (a cosmic equivalent to the "fall" in [[Christianity|Christian]] thought) from which the material world comes about, and the way that the divine spark can attain salvation.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Guiley|first1=Rosemary Ellen|title=The Encyclopedia of Saints|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsa00guil|url-access=registration|date=2001|publisher=Facts on File|location=New York, NY|isbn=1-4381-3026-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsa00guil/page/396 396]}}</ref>
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