Monkey business: magical vowels and cosmic levels in the "Discourse on the Eigth and the Ninth" (NHC VI, 6)
The Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth contains a dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and his son, in which they obtain visions of the Ogdoad and the Ennead -- the eighth and ninth spheres above the seven planetary spheres. Framing the description of these visions are two sets of a series of vow...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
[2017]
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2017, Volume: 83, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-94 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Discourse on the Eight and Ninth
/ Vowel
/ Magic
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IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism |