“Everything you know is a lie”. Book review: Versluis A. American gnosis. Political religion and transcendence. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. 296 p
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2025-1-151-158
About the Author
R. S. KorolevRussian Federation
Roman S. Korolev, master’s student
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Review
For citations:
Korolev R.S. “Everything you know is a lie”. Book review: Versluis A. American gnosis. Political religion and transcendence. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. 296 p. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2025;(1):151-158. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2025-1-151-158