List of Gnostic sects
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The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism:
Ancient
Proto-Gnosticism
Judean-Israelite Gnosticism
Syrian-Egyptian Gnosticism
Persian Gnosticism
Unclassified Christian Gnosticism
- Cerdonians
- Marcionism
- Apelliacos
- Lucianists[6]
- Marcionism
- Colorbasians
- Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic)
- Justinians
- Simonians
Others
- Abelonians[8]
- Agapetae
- Alogians
- Angelici[9]
- Antitactae
- Aquarii
- Archontics
- Ascodroutes
- Barbeliotae
- Borborites
- Coddians (also called Koddians) [10]
- Levitics (also called Levitici)[11]
- Phibionites[12]
- Secundians[13]
- Stratiotici
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
- Cerinthians
- Adamites (also called Adamians)
- Cleobians[14]
- Docetae
- Elcesaites
- Encratites
- Apotactics (also called Apostolics)
- Severians
- Marcosians
- Messalians
- Nicolaism
- Ophites
- Priscillianism
- Quintillians, Montanist sect that may have come under Gnostic influence
- Seleucians
Middle Ages
- Albanenses
- Bagnolians
- Bogomils[15]
- Bosnian Church
- Cathars[16]
- Paulicianism (However the dualism of Paulicianism is not certain)[17]
- Neo-Adamites
- Tondrakians
- Ghulat