Download or read book The Psyche in Antiquity written by Edward F. Edinger and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early church and gnosticism are represented by St Paul and Simon Magus of Samaria. This text focuses on the ideas of these two men and their lineage. The author summarizes how these paradigms evolved and their psychological significance for the individual and contemporary ideas in religion.