Magnum miraculum est homo. . . . The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3
Magnum miraculum est homo. . . . The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3
Author(s): Agata SowińskaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Asclepius;Corpus Hermeticum;hermetic literature;Hermetism;hermetic anthropology;Lactantius;Divinae institutiones;hermetic testimonies;hermetic fragments
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the question of human nature in a hermetic approach based on the source texts of Asclepius and Corpus Hermeticum. As the reference point for a research on hermetic anthropology serves one of the hermetic fragments found in Lactantius’ Divinae institutiones (i.e. Div. inst. 7.13.3), who focused on a characteristic feature of every human being: their dual nature – both divine and hylic. The analysis of Div. inst. 7.13.3 is preceded by a short study, based on the anthology by M.D. Litwa, of the range of influence of hermetic texts on literature from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Journal: The Biblical Annals
- Issue Year: 10/2020
- Issue No: 67/4
- Page Range: 707-734
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English
