Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction

by G.R.S. Mead, Hermes Trismegistus, Asclepius

Book Overview

The Hermetica are a body of mystical texts written in late antiquity, but believed during the Renaissance (when they became well known) to be much older. Their supposed author, a mythical figure named Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses. The Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the revealed wisdom of the Bible, supporting Biblical revelation and culminating in the Platonic philosophical tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521425433
• ISBN13: 9780521425438
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

We bought this for my husbands Religious and Philosophy studies

There is not much to say other than it is an excellent book. I haven't read it yet, but my husband is studying currently and is enjoying it. He's actually read it a long time ago and its been a nice refresher. He's reading it injunction to Zohar.