La Révélation D'hermès Trismégiste by André-Jean Festugière
A landmark multi-volume study of the Hermetic writings that reconstructs the religious and philosophical milieu of Hellenistic Egypt, situating the Corpus Hermeticum within Greek Platonism, Stoicism, and popular piety. It distinguishes technical occult texts from philosophical treatises and examines themes such as divine revelation, cosmic devotion, the ascent of the soul, and salvation, arguing for the fundamentally Greek character of the doctrine amid syncretism. The work also traces the transmission and influence of these ideas in late antiquity, including their intersections with early Christian and Neoplatonic thought.
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- Published
- 1944
- Nationality
- French
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- Pages
- approx. 1,800–2,000 pages (4 vols.)
- Original Language
- French
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