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====Gnosticism====
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A wide family of dualistic beliefs and religious systems that formed around early Christian and Jewish sects that were influnced by Neoplatonism, Persian ideas, and Buddhism (maybe). The main belief of Gnosticism was that the material world was created by a Demiurge, who may or may not be the God of the Old Testament, is flawed/evil and the only way to be saved/ascend from earthly constraints is by obtaining ''Gnosis'', personal spiritual knowledge given by the hidden, supreme God pertaining to humanity's divine nature. This spiritual knowledge was emphasized by all gnostic faiths and was held superior to any teachings, traditions, and authority of religious institutions.

Gnosticism is by and large unknown to most people, with Christianity and Islam having largely wiped it out, with only Mandaeism and the [[China|Chinese]] branch of Manicheanism having survived of the original Gnostic religions. Modern gnostic religions tend to be more reconstructionist rather than revivalist. It has influenced several fantasy settings, like [[Kult]], [[The Elder Scrolls]] and both of the [[World of Darkness]] Mage games.
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