The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus
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Word Count
137,000 words, Guess
Page Count
548 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-109004370811
- ISBN-139789004370814
- Library of Congress Control Number2018020692
- OCLC Control Number1028823821
- Better World Books9789004370814
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL37746537M
Classifications
- LCCBF1598.H6T73 2018
- LCCBF1598.H6 T73 2018
- LCCBL805 .E85 v.186
Description
In the tradition of Hermes Trismegistus, Christian H. Bull argues that the treatises attributed to Hermes Trismegistus reflect the spiritual exercises and ritual practices of loosely organized brotherhoods in Egypt. These small groups were directed by Egyptian priests educated in the traditional lore of the temples, but also conversant with Greek philosophy. Such priests, who were increasingly dispossessed with the gradual demise of the Egyptian temples, could find eager adherents among a Greek-speaking audience seeking for the wisdom of the Egyptian Hermes, who was widely considered to be an important source for the philosophies of Pythagoras and Plato. The volume contains a comprehensive analysis of the myths of Hermes Trismegistus, a reevaluation of the Way of Hermes, and a contextualization of this ritual tradition.
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