Book summary

Harold Bloom analyzes the history and meaning of Gnosticism, tracing its course through the Zoroastrian, Hebraic, Christian, and Sufi traditions. Bloom reveals himself to be a Gnostic and urges his readers to look for the God within themselves.

Media reviews

"While presenting an informative history of ideas and provocative cultural critique, 'Omens of Millennium' is, above all else, a spiritual autobiography....Though presented as a narrative of spiritual triumph, [it] is actually a work of profound despair...A melancholy world-weariness haunts its pages....he attempts to escape history and its struggles by returning the eternal self to the eternal God from which it has fallen. He is not alone in his neo-Gnosticism, and his brethren in that quasi-faith will honor his struggle."

Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection

by Bloom, Harold

First Edition

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Book desription: New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. Black 1/4 cloth, dark red paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. [xi],255 pp. As issued. Remainder stamp on top text block edge. Dust jacket shows light surface rubbing (pallet wear), else as issued.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bookseller: Saucony Book Shop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: MYTH0152
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: Fine
Jacket condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1573220450
ISBN 13: 9781573220453
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Place: New York
Date published: 1996
Pages: 253
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 x 1 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Subjects: RELIGION / Bible / Prophecies;

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