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The eternal Hermes; from Greek god to alchemical magus; with thirty-nine plates

By: Material type: TextTextGrand Rapids, MI Phanes Press c1995Description: 210p.; illus.; bibliog. refs.; indexContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0-933999-52-6
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL920.M5 F35 1995
Abstract: 'Hermes - the mercurial messenger of the gods - has played a central role in the development of esotericism of the West. Drawing upon many rare sources, French scholar examines the roots of Hermes Trismegistus and his place in the occult traditions.'
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Hermes (Greek Deity) : Chapt. 1: Hermes in the Western imagination; Chapt. 2: The children of Hermes and the science of man; Chapt. 3: From Hermes-Mercury to Hermes Trismegistus: the confluence of myth and mythical; Chapt. 4: Hermes presence in the city.. Hermes Trismegistus : Chapt. 3: From Hermes-Mercury to Hermes Trismegistus: the confluence of myth and mythical; Chapt. 4: Hermes' presence in the city; Chapt. 5: The faces of Hermes Trismegistus: iconographic documents; Chapt. 6: The inheritance of Alexandrian Hermetism: historical and bibliographical landmarks.. Hermes Trismegistus : Emerald Tablet : see index.. Corpus Hermeticum : see index.. Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-1499 : see index.. Hermetism--Bibliography : Chapt. 6: The inheritance of Alexandrian Hermetism: historical and bibliographical landmarks, p181-201.. Bibliography--Hermetism : Chapt. 6: The inheritance of Alexandrian Hermetism: historical and bibliographical landmarks, p181-201.

Trans. by Joscelyn Godwin. Articles originally in French, published separately.

'Hermes - the mercurial messenger of the gods - has played a central role in the development of esotericism of the West. Drawing upon many rare sources, French scholar examines the roots of Hermes Trismegistus and his place in the occult traditions.'

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