Asclepius : the perfect discourse of Hermes Trismegistus / / edited and translated by Clement Salaman

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
• Disciplina: 135.45
• Soggetto topico: Asklepios--(Greek deity); Hermetism; Occultism
• Altri autori: Hermes, Trismegistus SalamanClement
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (page 99-100) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Notes to the Introduction; Translator's Note; TRANSLATION of the ASCLEPIUS; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Asclepius
• ISBN: 9781472537713; 1472537718; 9781472537720; 1472537726
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974809603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II