The Egyptian Hermes A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind |
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| Author:
| Fowden, Garth |
| Series title: | Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-02498-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes."
Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes."