The Arabic Hermes by Kevin van Bladel
Traces how the corpus attributed to Hermes Trismegistus was transmitted into the Arabic-Islamic world and transformed from pagan esoteric lore into a respected source of prophetic and scientific authority; using manuscript evidence and study of translation movements, it shows how Hermetic writings were adapted, reinterpreted, and integrated into Islamic philosophy, alchemy, astrology, and natural science, reshaping the figure of Hermes into a legitimizing touchstone for diverse intellectual and religious projects.
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