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First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, with Walter Scott's extensive notes, commentary, and addenda. It is said that these teachings are records of private, intimate talks between a teacher and one or two of his disciples. The setting was in Egypt under the Roman Empire, among men who had received some instruction in Greek philosophy, and especially the Platonism of the period, but were not content with merely accepting and repeating the dogmas of the orthodox philosophic religion that would better satisfy their needs. Included here is the translator's commentary on the Latin "Asclepius" and the Hermetic excerpts of Stobaeus. Volumes I, II, and IV of "Hermetica," which contain Scott's translation, his notes on the "Corpus Hermeticum, " and "testimonia," addenda, indices, are also published by Shambhala. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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INTRODUCTION
THIS volume is printed from Mr. Scott's manuscript as far as
p. 352; there is reason to believe that the text and interpretation
give his final view. Some small excisions have been made, and
I have added a few notes, which are indicated by square brackets
The only change that requires mention is the substitution of Clarke's
text of Ammianus Marcellinus for that used by Mr. Scott. I did not
feel justified in intervening further.
For the material printed after p. 352 I am responsible.
evidence that Mr. Scott intended to add Appendixes; they were not
written, and I have ventured to replace them by Addenda. Another
edition on a large scale will hardly appear in this generation ; and it
may be convenient to have the additional matter gathered under one
cover. It is necessary to remember that the war made access to
foreign periodicals difficult during the years when Mr. Scott's com
mentary was taking shape; there are no signs, for example, that he
ever saw Bousset's remarkable article in the Göttingische gelehre
Anzeigen for 1914. So far as space allowed, I have tried to give an
account of recent work. The debt I owe to the works of Bousset
and Reitzenstein requires special acknowledgement; I have felt bound
to quote their opinions even when I could not follow the whole way.
Material also accumulated in my own hands, and I have used
some of it. It is but respectful to explain why these notes frequently
diverge from Mr. Scott's interpretation. I agree with him that the
documents are largely in the Platonic-Stoic tradition, and have added
evidence in support of that view. I am unable to follow his theory
of the textual history of the documents. If that were all, it would
not have fallen within my province to express an opinion. But in
using my material I repeatedly found myself driven to the conclusion
that the order given in the manuscripts is a valuable clue to the
meaning. Without this working assumption, I could make no head
way. Contradictions did not especially trouble Hermetists. They
worked upon a school tradition, which they were not concerned to
trim into consistency or to state in logical order; they often reveal
most of themselves when they are least intelligible. The problem of
interpretation is not so much to distinguish and state a Hermetic...