List of Gnostic sects
The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism: == Ancient == === Proto-Gnosticism === Thomasines === Judean-Israelite Gnosticism === Elkesaites Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist sects === Syrian-Egyptian Gnosticism === Bardesanites Basilidians Satornilians Sethians Valesians Valentinianism Heracleonites Ptolemaeans === Persian Gnosticism === Manichaeism Al-Dayhuri's Sect Astati Shinang's Sect === Unclassified Christian Gnosticism === Cerdonians Marcionism Apelliacos Lucianists Colorbasians Dositheans (could be offshoot of Simonianism or proto-Gnostic) Justinians Simonians Menandrians === Others === Abelonians Agapetae Alogians Angelici Antitactae Aquarii Archontics Ascodroutes Barbeliotae Borborites Coddians (also called Koddians) Levitics (also called Levitici) Phibionites Secundians Stratiotici Cainites Carpocratians Marcellianas Cerinthians Adamites (also called Adamians) Cleobians Docetae Elcesaites Encratites Apotactics (also called Apostolics) Severians Marcosians Messalians Nicolaism Ophites Naassenes Perates Priscillianism Quintillians, Montanist sect that may have come under Gnostic influence Seleucians == Middle Ages == Albanenses Bagnolians Bogomils Bosnian Church Cathars Black Brotherhood Credentes Pasagians Pataria Paulicianism (However the dualism of Paulicianism is not certain) Neo-Adamites Tondrakians Ghulat == Modern era == Mandaeism === Neo-Gnostic === Ecclesia Gnostica Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum Ecclesia Pistis Sophia Gnostic Church of France Gnostic Society Johannite Church Neo-Luciferian Church Society of Novus Spiritus Universal Gnosticism == Footnotes == == References == Blunt, John Henry (1874). Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought.