Hermetica: Volume Four by Walter Scott

Hermetica: Volume Four by Walter Scott

First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, with Walter Scott's extensive notes, commentary, and addenda.

It is said that these teachings are records of private, intimate talks between a teacher and one or two of his disciples. The setting was in Egypt under the Roman Empire, among men who had received some instruction in Greek philosophy, and especially the Platonism of the period, but were not content with merely accepting and repeating the dogmas of the orthodox philosophic religion that would better satisfy their needs.

Included here are alchemical writings in Greek and Latin about the Hermetica, as well as addenda and indices compiled after Scott's death. Volumes I, I, and I of Hermetica, which contain Scott's translation, his notes on the Corpus Hermeticum, and his commentary on Asclepius and the Hermetic excerpts of Stobaeus, are also published by Shambhala.

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ISBN 13	9781570626333
ISBN 10	1570626332
Titre	Hermetica: Volume Four
Auteur	Walter Scott
Série	Hermetica
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Shambhala Publications Inc
Année de publication	2001-05-01
Nombre de pages	632
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