The
Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus
By Faivre, Antoine
Pub Date: 11/00
Publisher: Phanes Press
Binding: Trade Paper
ISBN: 0933999526
Our Price $18.95
Hermes -- the fascinating, mercurial messenger of the gods, eloquent
revealer of hidden wisdom, and guardian of occult knowledge -- has
played a central role in the development of esotericism in the West. The
enigmatic Hermes Trismegistus, legendary author of ancient Gnostic
writings, was the father of the Hermetic tradition. Drawing upon rare
books and manuscripts, this highly illustrated work explores the
question of where Hermes Trismegistus came from, how he came to be a
patron of the esoteric traditions, and how the figure of Hermes has
remained lively and inspiring to our own day.
Arthur
Versluis
...[A] work of
lucid scholarship [that reveals] the full range of Hermes' innumerable
manifestations in European history....The figure of Hermes continues to
move with ease among what may seem separate worlds, revealing anew the
origins of culture, and indeed of meaning itself.
— Parabola
The
Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus