| rdfs:comment | - Hermeticism is a religion and philosophy that was based upon the writing attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a combination of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek god Hermes. These beliefs have greatly influenced esoteric tradition.
- Hermeticism, also called Hermetism, comprises beliefs and practices whose purpose is the influencing of the world by means of contact with the heavenly forces. The Hermetic tradition is based primarily upon pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice Great"). It is included in the likes of Enoch, Kabbalah, Vision of Mercury, and Modern Astrology.
- Hermeticism or the Western Hermetic Tradition is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based primarily upon the Hellenistic Egyptian pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus who is the representation of the congruence of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek Hermes. These beliefs have heavily influenced the Western Esoteric Tradition and were considered to be of great importance during the Renaissance.
- Hermeticism refers to a discipline of mysticism derived from traditions surrounding Hermes, the Greek god of communication, and Thoth the Egyptian god of wisdom. The combined reverence for these gods, Hermes-Thoth patronized the sciences, philosophy, intellectual activity and mathematics. This tradition dates back to the Hellenistic period and the marriage of Egyptian and Greek cultures under Alexander the Great. This melting pot of philosophical, religious, and cultural influences was centered in Alexandria, considered the center of civilization at the time.
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| abstract | - Hermeticism is a religion and philosophy that was based upon the writing attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a combination of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek god Hermes. These beliefs have greatly influenced esoteric tradition.
- Hermeticism refers to a discipline of mysticism derived from traditions surrounding Hermes, the Greek god of communication, and Thoth the Egyptian god of wisdom. The combined reverence for these gods, Hermes-Thoth patronized the sciences, philosophy, intellectual activity and mathematics. This tradition dates back to the Hellenistic period and the marriage of Egyptian and Greek cultures under Alexander the Great. This melting pot of philosophical, religious, and cultural influences was centered in Alexandria, considered the center of civilization at the time. Hermeticism (also known as Hermitism) encompasses Egyptian philosophy, Greek paganism, Platonism, Neoplatonism, Stoicism, Neopythagorism, Iamblichan, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism and even Christianity. Ultimately, it was a fusion of one of the most religious societies in history with one of the most philosophical.
- Hermeticism, also called Hermetism, comprises beliefs and practices whose purpose is the influencing of the world by means of contact with the heavenly forces. The Hermetic tradition is based primarily upon pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice Great"). It is included in the likes of Enoch, Kabbalah, Vision of Mercury, and Modern Astrology.
- Hermeticism or the Western Hermetic Tradition is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based primarily upon the Hellenistic Egyptian pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus who is the representation of the congruence of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek Hermes. These beliefs have heavily influenced the Western Esoteric Tradition and were considered to be of great importance during the Renaissance.
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