Carpocratian Gnosticism | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Neutral catalog summary

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Carpocratian Gnosticism is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Christian Mysticism. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “2nd century CE.” It is associated with the parent tradition “early Christian diversity; ancient Gnostic movements.”

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Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Carpocratian Gnosticism; Carpocratians; school of Carpocrates
Parent tradition: early Christian diversity; ancient Gnostic movements
Public geographic context: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 2nd century CE
Living / historical status: historical/extinct; evidence largely heresiological
Access / protocol: Open / public
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1cambridge.org

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Source 2britannica.com

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Carpocratian Gnosticism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0525. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0525

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