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Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Volume I: Prolegomena
Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis
G. R. S. Mead(0)
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Large print edition, fully annotated (1 500 footnotes), easy-to-read layout.
G.R.S. Mead was a noted and influential member of the Theosophical Society. He studied the Hermetic and Gnostic religions of Late Antiquity. Mead's huge book-Thrice-Greatest Hermes-is a classic work on the philosophical Hermetica and the figure of Hermes Trismegistus. This first volume (Prolegomena-640 pp.) gives an extensive study of the Hermetic corpus and the origins of Hermeticism. This section offers substantial quotes from a wealth of sources (edition fully annotated with 1500 footnotes). This book is well worth reading for all those who wish to study the Corpus Hermeticum in its entirety.
G.R.S. Mead was a noted and influential member of the Theosophical Society. He studied the Hermetic and Gnostic religions of Late Antiquity. Mead's huge book-Thrice-Greatest Hermes-is a classic work on the philosophical Hermetica and the figure of Hermes Trismegistus. This first volume (Prolegomena-640 pp.) gives an extensive study of the Hermetic corpus and the origins of Hermeticism. This section offers substantial quotes from a wealth of sources (edition fully annotated with 1500 footnotes). This book is well worth reading for all those who wish to study the Corpus Hermeticum in its entirety.