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The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind
The Egyptian Hermes A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind
Author: Garth Fowden
Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. A human (according to some) who had lived about the time of Moses, but now indisputably a god, he was credited with the authorship of numerous books on magic and the supernatural, alchemy, astrology, theology, and philosophy. Until the early s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691024981
ISBN-10: 0691024987
Publication Date: 6/1/1993
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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