Peter Gandy (Author)

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Peter Gandy is a British author. He gained fame with works about Jesus .

Life

Gandy graduated with an MA in classical civilization . He dealt thematically in detail with the mysticism and social forms of the classical period, primarily with the mystery cult . He is considered an expert on paganism . He became known to the general public through books that he wrote together with Timothy Freke . In it he takes the view, in the sense of the Jesus myth , that Jesus of Nazareth never existed, but rather was only handed down from a mystical idea of ​​pagan cults.

Works

  • The Complete Guide to World Mysticism. 1998.
    • The world of mysticism. The mystical traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shamanism. Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 978-3-442-21540-9
  • The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharoahs. 1998.
  • The Wisdom of the Pagan Philosophers (The Wisdom of the World). 1999.
  • The Jesus Mysteries : What the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? 1999, ISBN 0-7225-3676-3 .
  • Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians. 2002.
  • The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom. 2005.
  • The Gospel of the Second Coming. 2007.

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personal data
SURNAME Gandy, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author and critic of religion
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century