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

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