Hermetica : the Greek "Corpus Hermeticum" and the Latin "Asclepius" in a new English translation, with notes and introduction

The Hermetica Are A Body Of Theological-philosophical Texts Written In Late Antiquity, But Long Believed To Be Much Older. Their Supposed Author, Hermes Trismegistus, Was Thought To Be A Contemporary Of Moses, And The Hermetic Philosophy Was Regarded As An Ancient Theology, Parallel To The Received Wisdom Of The Bible. This First English Translation Based On Reliable Texts, Together With Brian P. Copenhaver's Comprehensive Introduction, Provide An Indispensable Resource To Scholars In Ancient Philosophy And Religion, Early Christianity, Renaissance Literature, And History, The History Of Science, And The Occultist Tradition In Which The Hermetica Have Become Canonical Texts.--publisher's Description. Corpus Hermeticum, English / -- Asclepius, English. Brian P. Copenhaver. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Lxii-lxxxiii) And Indexes. Cover 1 Half-title 5 Title 7 Copyright 8 Contents 11 Preface 13 Introduction 15 Hor and Manetho 15 The world of the Hermetica 18 Technical and theoretical Hermetica 34 Hermetic collections 42 Hermes and his readers 47 A new English Hermetica 61 Bibliography and abbreviations 64 Corpus Hermeticum I 87 Corpus Hermeticum II 94 Corpus Hermeticum III 99 Corpus Hermeticum IV 101 Corpus Hermeticum V 104 Corpus Hermeticum VI 107 Corpus Hermeticum VII 110 Corpus Hermeticum VIII 111 Corpus Hermeticum IX 113 Corpus Hermeticum X 116 Corpus Hermeticum XI 123 Corpus Hermeticum XII 129 Corpus Hermeticum XIII 135 Corpus Hermeticum XIV 141 Corpus Hermeticum XVI 144 Corpus Hermeticum XVII 148 Corpus Hermeticum XVIII 149 Asclepius 153 Notes 179 Indexes 347 GREEK WORDS 347 LATIN WORDS 355 GENERAL INDEX 359 "The Hermetica are a body of mystical texts written in late antiquity, but believed during the Renaissance (when they became well known) to be much older. Their supposed author, a mythical figure named Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses. The Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the revealed wisdom of the Bible, supporting Biblical revelation and culminating in the Platonic philosophical tradition. This new translation is the only English version based on reliable texts, and Professor Copenhaver's introduction and notes make this accessible and up-to-date edition an indispensable resource to scholars."--Amazon.com [1] Once, when thought came to me of the things that are and my thinking soared high and my bodily senses were restrained, like someone heavy with sleep from too much eating or toil of the body, an enormous being completely unbounded in size seemed to appear to me and call my name and say to me: "What do you want to hear and see; what do you want to learn and know from your understanding?"