Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Cambridge University Press, 2025

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Explores the tradition of Hermetic spirituality that flourished in Roman Egypt during the first centuries CE. It was grounded in experiential techniques that had a powerful effect on the consciousness of practitioners. Their goal was to 'heal the soul' of mental delusion and lead it to gnosis, ultimate salvational knowledge.

ISBN-13
9781009124232
ISBN-10
1009124234
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2025
Publication date
2025-05-29
Pages
454
Dimensions
153x229x29
Weight
676