Download or read book The Tree of Gnosis written by Ioan P. Culianu and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering study interprets the mythology of dualism from Gnosticism to the medieval Cathars to modern nihilism. Couliano shows that, far from being "historically" transmitted, the underlying connection between all dualistic worldviews is a perennial and immensely appealing mindset.