FTP, name this early dualistic philospohy, named from the Greek for "knowledge."
Its teachings are only found today in the Mundaean sect of modern Iraq. 1800 years ago it posed a major threat to Christianity and the Church condemned it as heresy. Actually a collection of individual sects that promoted occult knowledge for salvation, its main component held that the soul is held captive by the inherently evil world of the flesh, and only at death would it be freed. FTP, name this early dualistic philospohy, named from the Greek for "knowledge."
Its teachings are only found today in the Mundaean sect of modern Iraq.
{Gnosticism}