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Secret Knowledge recounts Hockney's search for evidence of optical aids in the work of earlier artists, including the assembly of a "Great Wall" of the history of Western art. The 15th century work of Jan van Eyck seems to be the turning point, he argues, after which elements of realism became increasingly prominent.
Mandaeism ('having knowledge') is the only surviving Gnostic religion from antiquity.: 15 Mandaeans formally refer to themselves as Nasurai meaning guardians or possessors of secret rites and knowledge. The Mandaeans emphasize salvation of the soul through secret knowledge (gnosis) of its divine origin.
The term, based on the Greek gnōsis (“secret knowledge”), was coined in the 17th century, when it was applied liberally to ancient Christian heretical sects, especially those described by their orthodox contemporaries as radically dualistic and world-denying, and those who sought salvation through esoteric revelation and mystical spirituality.
The occult (from Latin: occultus, lit. 'hidden' or 'secret') is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysticism.
17 giu 2016 · David Hockney. Secret Knowledge, Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, New York 2006. Parte Prima | Letteratura artistica. Nuova edizione ampliata con 510 figure, di cui 442 a colori. New York, Viking Studio, 2006.
Secret Knowledge | Encyclopedia.com. Humanities. Culture magazines. Secret Knowledge. views 3,760,934 updated. Secret Knowledge. Greek Beliefs. Ancient Egypt's neighbors in Greece wrote of their belief that Egyptian priests and magicians possessed secret knowledge.
9 lug 2019 · Gnosis: The adherents of Gnosticism regarded gnosis (secret knowledge), rather than faith in Christ or observance of the law, as the way of salvation. The saving “knowledge” involved a revelation of the true nature both of the self and of God. For Gnostics, self-knowledge is knowledge of God.
