Hermetism/Hermeticism (1,380 words)

Burns, Dylan

Hermetism/Hermeticism

The Term “Hermetism”

“Hermetism” is a term used today to describe the authors of Late Antique instructional texts which feature the personage of Hermes Trismegistus (“thrice-great Hermes”) as instructor or interlocutor. In these texts, Hermes discusses and…

Citation
Burns, Dylan. "Hermetism/Hermeticism." The Brill Dictionary of Religion. Edited by Kocku von Stuckrad. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. 20 May 2013 <http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-dictionary-of-religion/hermetism-hermeticism-COM_00197>



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