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The Arabic Hermes : from pagan sage to prophet of science / Kevin van Bladel.
- Title
- The Arabic Hermes : from pagan sage to prophet of science / Kevin van Bladel.
- Author
- Van Bladel, Kevin Thomas.
- Publication
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | BF1598.H5 B53 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 278 p.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This is the first major study devoted to the early Arabic reception and adaption of the figure of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary Egyptian sage to whom were ascribed numerous works on astrology, alchemy, talismans, medicine, and philosophy.
- Series Statement
- Oxford studies in late antiquity
- Uniform Title
- University press scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in late antiquity.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-265) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- ermes in Sasanian Ira -- Hermes and the Sabians of Harran -- The three Hermeses -- Hermes the prophet -- Conclusion : the making of the Arabic Hermes.
- ISBN
- 9780195376135
- 0195376137
- LCCN
- ^^2008050497
- OCLC
- 276229015
- SCSB-12639526
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library