The tradition of Hermes Trismegistus : the Egyptian priestly figure as a teacher of Hellenized wisdom /
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 lo...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2018.
Series:
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
186.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, Supplement 2017, ISBN: 9789004328099.
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Call Number: BF1598.H6
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004370845 |
| ISSN: | 0927-7633 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |