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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Leiden ; Boston :
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2018.
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
186.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, Supplement 2017, ISBN: 9789004328099.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |a Front Matter -- Copyright page -- -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Who is Hermes Trismegistus? -- The Myth of Hermes Trismegistus -- The Primordial Egyptian Kings in the Hermetica -- Conclusion to Part 1 -- What is the Way of Hermes? -- Introduction to the Way of Hermes -- The Ritual of Rebirth -- Heavenly Ascent: The Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth (NHC VI,6) -- Conclusion to Part 2 -- Who Were the Hermetists?-Situating the Way of Hermes -- The True Philosophy of Hermes -- The Magician and the Temple -- The Egyptian Priesthoods and Temples -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources. |
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| 520 | |a 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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