The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus With Thirty-Nine Plates
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0933999534 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 213 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Dubious, facing three ways, welcoming wayfarers." Esoteric traditions are, well, esoterically complex as a rule, and that goes especially for Hermes Trismegistus, the emblematic figure representing--even personifying--the Western Esoteric tradition in its long and convoluted history. Who is he? Good question. Perhaps he's indeed a highly complex amalgam of the Egyptian god Thoth, the classical gods Hermes and Mercury, a priest in Alexa. Interesting but disappointing BlueJay54 I was disappointed to find that this is not a book-length study on Hermes. Instead, it is a collection of articles related by the fact that this same author has written broadly on the topic of Hermes. The collection was edited to reduce (but not eliminate) repetition of subject matter. Most unfortunately, the mythistorical progression implied in the subtitle ("From Greek God to Alchemic. Christopher W. Chase said Hermes as a recurrent Mythic theme in religion and culture. This small volume is a collection of Essays that the premier European scholar of Western Esoteric religious thought has published. The essays focus on what qualifies as Hermetic thought and esoteric thought. Faivre brings out the notion of the Hermes figure in history as a prophetic revealer of wisdom---and also a trickster and deceiver. This book includes art plates of representations
Coming to the USA in 1966, he did graduate work in Musicology at Cornell University (Ph. He has taught at Colgate ever since. He was educated as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, then at Radley College (Music Scholar), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (Music Scholar; B.A., 1965, Mus. 1969). Jo
Language Notes Text: English (translation)
Since that time, we have published 45 books, including five volumes of Alexandria, a book-length journal of cosmology, philosophy, myth, and culture.The year 2000 marks our fifteen-year anniversary, and we are working to bring out more interdisciplinary works, including books on creativity, psychology, literature, and the intersections between science, spirituality, and culture.Hermes -- the fascinating, mercurial messenger of the gods, eloquent revealer of hidden wisdom, and guardian of hidden knowledge -- has played a cent