Hermetica II - The Excerpts of Stobaeus, Papyrus Fragments, Ancient Testimonies in

New English translations of the scattered fragments and testimonies regarding Hermes Thrice Great from antiquity through the Middle Ages.

List of contents

General introduction; Stobaean Hermetica (SH 1-29); Oxford Hermetica (OH 1-5); Vienna Hermetica (VH 1-2); Hermetic fragments from various authors (FH 1-45); Testimonies concerning Hermes Thrice Great (TH 1-38).

About the author

M. David Litwa is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Enquiry in Melbourne Australia. His recent books include: Desiring Divinity: Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking (2016); Refutation of All Heresies: Text, Translation, and Notes (2016) and Iesus Deus: The Early Christian Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God (2014).

Summary

Hermes Thrice Great had a truly global impact on the history of western esotericism, making his home in Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Arabic, and medieval European traditions. This volume collects the scattered fragments and testimonies regarding him that complete Brian Copenhaver's earlier translation (Cambridge, 1992).

Product details

• Authors: M. David Litwa
• Assisted by: M. David Litwa (Translation), Litwa M. David (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107182530
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18253-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis