The following is a list of sects involved in Gnosticism: Ancient Proto-Gnosticism Maghāriya Thomasines Judean-Israelite Gnosticism Elkesaites Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist sects Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism Bardesanites Basilidians Hermeticism Satornilians Sethians Valesians Valentianism Heracleonites Ptolemaeans Persian Gnosticism Manichaeism Al-Dayhuri's Sect Albanenses Astati Audianism 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 Stratiotici Cainites Carpocratians Cerinthians Adamites (also called Adamians) Marcellianas 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 Secundians Seleucians Middle Ages Athinganoi Bagnolians Bogomils Bosnian Church Cathars Black Brotherhood Credentes Pasagians Pataria Novgorodians - the owners of the Novgorod Codex; it is likely that the owners of the codex were dualistic like the Bogomils Paulicianism (However the dualism of Paulicianism is not certain) Picards (Neo-Adamites) Tondrakians Modern era Mandaeism Neo-Gnostic Anthroposophy The Church of St Mary & St John Ecclesia Gnostica Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum Ecclesia Pistis Sophia Eglise Gnostique Gnostic Society Holy Order of Mans (Quasi-Gnostic) Johannite Church Liberal Catholic Union Martinism Muckers Neo-Luciferian Church Order of the Nazorean Essenes (influenced by Gnosticism) Rosicrucianism Samael Aun Weor Society of Novus Spiritus Theosophy Angelici Christian Church See also Gnostic church – a Gnostic religious organization Footnotes References Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons. 1874. Gnosticism