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The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus
Christian H. Bull
其他書名
The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom
出版
BRILL
, 2018-09-24
主題
Religion / History
History / Ancient / General
History / Civilization
History / Ancient / Egypt
Social Science / Archaeology
ISBN
9004370846
9789004370845
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=spJyDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.