An Introduction to the Corpus Hermeticum

Preview this item Preview this item. Brian P Copenhaver Publisher: Cambridge University Press, English View all editions and formats Summary: Their supposed author, Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses, and the Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the received wisdom of the Bible.

This first English translation based on reliable texts, together with Brian P. Copenhaver's comprehensive introduction, provide an indispensable resource to scholars in ancient philosophy and religion, early Christianity, Renaissance literature, and history, the history of science, and the occultist tradition in which the Hermetica have become canonical texts.

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An Introduction to the Corpus Hermeticum

The Mysteries of Hermes Trismegistus. Arthur Darby Hermes , A. Monthly downloads Sorry, there are not enough data points to plot this chart. Sign in to use this feature. No categories specified categorize this paper. This I said is what I desire to hear. And with these words His aspect changed; and straightway, in the twinkling of an eye, all things were opened to me.

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And I saw a limitless Vision: And I became transported as I gazed An Introduction to G. Texts of the Corpus Hermeticum are provided in two formats: The third volume of Thrice Greatest Hermes collects essentially all the fragments and quotations from Hermetic sources preserved in classical and ecclesiastical sources. Many of the longer fragments are gleaned from Stobaeus, a fifth century C. The remainder come from the early Church Fathers, embedded in polemics and doctrinal discussions. This is an invaluable resource, and we provide a full-text search function to help in finding specific texts.



Mead, Thrice Greatest Hermes. Mead wrote a brief essay in reflection on the liturgical hymn forms found in the Hermetic writings. The essay centers on the Poemandres. This beautiful meditation provides an important key-note to any reading of the material in the Corpus Hermeticum. The Hymns of Hermes by G.

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The collection of Gnostic texts found at Nag Hammadi in known as the Nag Hammadi Library , includes a previously unknown and crucially important Hermetic document, The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth. Probably dating to the third century or earlier, this text appears to be an initiation rite into visionary journey. This document provides singular evidence of the liturgical and experiential elements within Hermetic tradition.

It gives witness to the existence of a ritual genera of Hermetic writings previously unknown and now lost.



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Also included in the Nag Hammadi collection is the Hermetic Prayer of Thanksgiving , and an excerpt from the Asclepius. The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth. What is the Hermetic tradition, and what did it teach?