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Adamites

The Adamites, also called Adamians, were adherents of an early Christian sect reportedly active in North Africa during the 2nd through 4th centuries. According to ancient sources, the group practiced ritual nudity, believing they had regained the primeval innocence of Adam and Eve before the Fall. Similar beliefs and practices were attributed to various…

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Classification
Christianity
Founder
Prodicus (attributed)
Orientation
Gnostic (disputed)
Origin
2nd century North Africa (according to Epiphanius)
Other name
Adamiani

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Ancient Adamites

Medieval and early modern movements

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Adamites

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Adamites

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related to Sources and historical reliability · 21
Adamites → Augustine, Brill Encyclopedia, CE, Christian, Compendium, De Haeresibus, Early Christianity, Egmond, Epiphanius, Epiphanius's, Heretical Fables, Hippo, Knowledge, Modern, Panarion, Peter, Robert Lerner, Salamis, The, Theodoret
related to Bohemian Adamites · 20
Adamites → According, Bohemia, Bohemian Adamites, Catholic Church, Cohn, God, Holy Roman Empire, However, Hussitism, Last Days, Messianic Kingdom, Nežárka, Norman Cohn, Pikarti, Saints, Taborite, Taborites, The, The Taborites, They
related to Reported beliefs and practices · 16
Adamites → According, Adam, Ancient, Carpocratians, Cilicia, Cyprus, Epiphanius's, Eve's, Fall, Members, Other, Paradise, Syria, The, Theodoret, Van Egmond
related to Brethren of the Free Spirit · 7
Adamites → Brethren, Free Spirit, In, Lerner, Netherlands, Reports, Robert Lerner's
related to Later references · 7
Adamites → Catalogue, During, England, Opinions, Several Sects, Three Kingdoms, Wars
related to Medieval and early modern movements · 7
Adamites → Beginning, European, Hostile, Satan, They, Van Egmond, Whether
Classification · 1
Adamites → Christianity
Founder · 1
Adamites → Prodicus (attributed)
Orientation · 1
Adamites → Gnostic (disputed)
Origin · 1
Adamites → 2nd century North Africa (according to Epiphanius)

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sect ancient practices medieval also early taborites modern groups free century according group nudity chroniclers spirit bohemian sources beliefs term

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AdamitesClassificationChristianity1.00infobox
AdamitesFounderProdicus (attributed)1.00infobox
AdamitesOrientationGnostic (disputed)1.00infobox
AdamitesOrigin2nd century North Africa (according to Epiphanius)1.00infobox
AdamitesOther nameAdamiani1.00infobox
Cyprusinstance ofVan Egmond suggests the sect likely emerged in the mid-4th century in regions0.80text
Ciliciainstance ofVan Egmond suggests the sect likely emerged in the mid-4th century in regions0.80text
or Syriainstance ofVan Egmond suggests the sect likely emerged in the mid-4th century in regions0.80text
based on contextual clues in Epiphanius's writingsinstance ofVan Egmond suggests the sect likely emerged in the mid-4th century in regions0.80text
Adamitesrelated to Bohemian AdamitesThe0.60section
Adamitesrelated to Bohemian AdamitesTaborite0.60section
Adamitesrelated to Bohemian AdamitesBohemia0.60section

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