Book
A Primer of Gnosticism
A mid-twentieth-century introductory essay on Gnosticism written as the preface to a reissue of an earlier survey, defending its author's standing as a serious interpreter of Gnostic sources.
Where to find it
- Full text of Rexroth's essay (Bureau of Public Secrets / Kenneth Rexroth Archive)
- Internet Archive — Mead, 'Fragments of a faith forgotten; the Gnostics' (University Books, 1960, with Rexroth introduction) — borrow
- Google Books — Rexroth, 'Assays' (New Directions, 1961) — reprint anchor
- Open Library — Mead, 'Fragments of a faith forgotten' (1960 University Books edition) record