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Hermetic books, ancient metaphysical works dealing essentially with the idea of the complete community of all beings and objects. Authorship of the books was attributed to the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, whose name was sometimes translated into Greek as Hermes Trismegistus [Thoth the thrice great] and was therefore equated with the Greek god Hermes. The books treat of a variety of subjects, including magic, astrology, and alchemy, and were particularly influential in the 3d cent. with the Neoplatonists and in France and England in the 17th cent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This catalogue is the promising result of the effort of collaboration between the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana of Venice, the scholarly library founded by Cardinal Bessarione, and the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica of Amsterdam, this too a scholarly library, yet founded (and until recently funded) by a twentieth-century heir to the hermetic-Rosicrucian tradition, Joost R. 63 From the Hermetica in the translation of Copenhaver, 1992, 69. 542; cited by Carlos Gilly, "Iter Rosicrucianum auf der Suche nach unbekannten Quellen der fruhen Rosenkreuzer," in Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, 76. |
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