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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination : Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity by Wouter J. Hanegraaff (2022, Hardcover)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009123068
ISBN-139781009123068
eBay Product ID (ePID)5057257832
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Book TitleHermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination : Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, History
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Psychology
AuthorWouter J. Hanegraaff
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2021-059216
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal135.45
Table Of ContentPrologue; 1. Hermetic Spirituality; 2. Heart of Darkness; 3. The Presence of Gods; 4. Children of Hermes; 5. Through a Glass Darkly; 6. Healing the Soul; 7. The Path of Reverence; 8. Becoming Alive; 9. The Source; 10. The Conquest of Time; Epilogue.
SynopsisExplores the tradition of Hermetic spirituality that flourished in Roman Egypt during the first centuries CE. It was grounded in experiential techniques that had a powerful effect on the consciousness of practitioners. Their goal was to 'heal the soul' of mental delusion and lead it to gnosis, ultimate salvational knowledge., In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetly in their homes, in temple sanctuaries, or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary master of ancient wisdom. While many of their writings are lost, those that survived have been interpreted primarily as philosophical treatises about theological topics. Wouter J. Hanegraaff challenges this dominant narrative by demonstrating that Hermetic literature was concerned with experiential practices intended for healing the soul from mental delusion. The Way of Hermes involved radical alterations of consciousness in which practitioners claimed to perceive the true nature of reality behind the hallucinatory veil of appearances. Hanegraaff explores how practitioners went through a training regime that involved luminous visions, exorcism, spiritual rebirth, cosmic consciousness, and union with the divine beauty of universal goodness and truth to attain the salvational knowledge known as gnôsis.
LC Classification NumberBF1591.H34 2022
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