by Garth Fowden (Author)
Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes."
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 01 Jun 1993
ISBN 10: 0691024987
ISBN 13: 9780691024981