[PDF.97qr] The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science (Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity)

The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science (Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity)

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 | #714871 in Books |  2009-08-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x1.10 x9.30l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting, in-depth study on a relatively unknown subject|By Lone Adventurer|One source of knowledge which has often been described as part of the 'occult' sciences is hermeticism. Hermeticism is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs attributed to the mythic character known to us as 'Hermes Trismegistos'

Much of what the medieval West knew of Hermes and Herm| ||"I suggest that his work has the great potential to become a classical reference book for both late antiquity and the study of Hermetism. --Journal of Semitic Studies||"Kevin van Bladel addresses a significant gap in our knowledge. The author should

This is the first major study devoted to the early Arabic reception and adaption of the figure of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary Egyptian sage to whom were ascribed numerous works on astrology, alchemy, talismans, medicine, and philosophy. Before the more famous Renaissance European reception of the ancient Greek Hermetica, the Arabic tradition about Hermes and the works under his name had been developing and flourishing for seven hundred years. The legendary Egyptia...

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