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Asclepius - A Secret Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus

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The Asclepius is one of two philosophical books ascribed to the legendary sage of Ancient Egypt, Hermes Trismegistus, who was believed in classical and renaissance times to have lived shortly after Moses. The Greek original, lost since classical times, is thought to date from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. However, a Latin version survived, of which this volume is a translation. Like its companion, the Corpus Hermeticum (or The Way of Hermes ), the Asclepius describes the most profound philosophical questions in the form of a conversation about secrets: the nature of the One, the role of the gods, and the stature of the human being. Not only does this work offer spiritual guidance, but it is also a valuable insight into the minds and emotions of the Egyptians in ancient and classical times. Many of the views expressed also reflect Gnostic beliefs which passed into early Christianity.>

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Clement Salaman is a lecturer and retired teacher, and editor of a 7-volume translation of the letters of Marsilio Ficino.

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Authors Clement Salaman, Salaman Clement
Assisted by Clement Salaman (Editor)
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 22.03.2007
 
EAN 9780715635643
ISBN 978-0-7156-3564-3
No. of pages 144
Dimensions 135 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
Series Print on Demand
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day

PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

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