The distinct emotional flavor of Gnostic writings from the early Christian era

Psychological Reports

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 213-234

  Whissell, Cynthia ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; SEMANTICS; WRITING;

AFFECT; BIBLE; CHRISTIANITY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; SEMANTICS; TRANSLATIONS; VOCABULARY; WRITING;

EID: 42349091364     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.102.1.213-234     Document Type: Article

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