{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-hermes-trismegistus-hermeticism-from-ancient-to-modern-times-paperback","title":"The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus: Hermeticism from Ancient to Modern Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlorian Ebeling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Lorton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJan Assmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perhaps Hermeticism has fascinated so many people precisely because it has made it possible to produce many analogies and relationships to various traditions: to Platonism in its many varieties, to Stoicism, to Gnostic ideas, and even to certain Aristotelian doctrines. The Gnostic, the esoteric, the Platonist, or the deist has each been able to find something familiar in the writings. One just had to have a penchant for remote antiquity, for the idea of a Golden Age, in order for Hermeticism, with its aura of an ancient Egyptian revelation, to have enjoyed such outstanding success.\"--from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHermes Trismegistus, \"thrice-great Hermes,\" emerged from the amalgamation of the wisdom gods Hermes and Thoth and is one of the most enigmatic figures of intellectual history. Since antiquity, the legendary \"wise Egyptian\" has been considered the creator of several mystical and magical writings on such topics as alchemy, astrology, medicine, and the transcendence of God. Philosophers of the Renaissance celebrated Hermes Trismegistus as the founder of philosophy, Freemasons called him their forefather, and Enlightenment thinkers championed religious tolerance in his name. To this day, Hermes Trismegistus is one of the central figures of the occult--his name is synonymous with the esoteric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this scholarly yet accessible introduction to the history of Hermeticism and its mythical founder, Florian Ebeling provides a concise overview of the \u003ci\u003eCorpus Hermeticum\u003c\/i\u003e and other writings attributed to Hermes. He traces the impact of Christian and Muslim versions of the figure in medieval Europe, the power of Hermeticism and Paracelsian belief in Renaissance thought, the relationship to Pietism and to Freemasonry in early modern Europe, and the relationship to esotericism and semiotics in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorian Ebeling is a Lecturer at Heidelberg University. David Lorton, an Egyptologist, is the translator of many books, including Erik Hornung's books\u003ci\u003e The Secret Lore of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAkhenaten and the Religion of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, both from Cornell. The late David Lorton, an Egyptologist, was the translator of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lore of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Akhenaten and the Religion of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Cornell. Jan Assmann is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at Heidelberg University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Search for God in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath and Salvation in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, both from Cornell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.97 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48811194024184,"sku":"9780801477492","price":59.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/TVJWYytOQm9YZVhKRGxDaEFoZThpQT09.webp?v=1780545273","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-secret-history-of-hermes-trismegistus-hermeticism-from-ancient-to-modern-times-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}