Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.17.4, pp. 2240-2281
 
Hermetism. A Bibliographical Approach
by Antonino González Blanco, Madrid

Contents

I. The Scope of Our Investigation: Philosophical Hermetism Only 2241
II. The Problems of the Origins of Hermetism 2242
III. The Mythologization of Hermes Trismegistus 2245
IV. Hermetism in the Late Roman Empire 2246

1. The First Element - the 'Corpus Hermeticum'

2246

2. The Influence

2247

3. The Reflexions in the Culture and Life of the Pagans

2247

4. Nag Hammadi

2247

5. The Version of the 'Asclepius'

2253
V. The Early Middle Ages 2253
VI. The Arabic World 2253

1. Characteristics of Arabic Hermetism

2254

2. Sources of Inspiration and Possible Originality

2255

3. Date of Composition

2255

4. The Influence of Arabic Hermetic Literature

2256

5. Philosophical Hermetism

2257
VII. The Late Middle Ages 2258

1. The East

2258

2. The West

2260
VIII. The Renaissance or the Golden Age of Hermetism 2261
IX. The Dating of Hermetic Writings 2263
X. Two Centuries of Obscurity (XVII-XIX) 2265
XI. The Renaissance of Interest in Philosophical Hermetism 2266
XII. The 'History of Religion School' 2267
XIII. The Interwar Years: The Overcoming of Positivism Through the Vitality of Religious Question 2270
XIV. The 'Festugière Era' or the Return to Positivism 2274
XV. Hermetism as an Integral Element in European Culture 2277
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