Imagining "Gnosticism" and early Christianities
Identifying the Gnostics and their literature
The myth and rituals of the Gnostic school of thought
Unity and diversity in second-century Rome
Strategies of self-differentiation.
The Gnostics : myth, ritual, and diversity in early Christianity by David Brakke. ISBN 9780674046849. Published by Harvard University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.