Magnum miraculum est homo... The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3
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2020
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Wydawnictwo KUL
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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 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.
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Asclepius, Corpus Hermeticum, hermetic literature, Hermetism, hermetic anthropology, Lactantius, Divinae institutiones, hermetic testimonies, hermetic fragments
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"The Biblical Annals" 2020, T. 10, nr 4, s. 707-734