Magnum miraculum est homo. . . . The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3

• Authors: Agata Ewa Sowińska

Title variants

IT

Magnum miraculum est homo. . . . The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3

PL

Magnum miraculum est homo. . . . The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

PL

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.

IT

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.

Keywords

EN

Asclepius; Corpus Hermeticum; hermetic literature; Hermetism; hermetic anthropology; Lactantius; Divinae institutiones; hermetic testimonies; hermetic fragments

PL

Asclepius, Corpus Hermeticum, hermetic literature, Hermetism, hermetic anthropology, Lactantius, Divinae institutiones, hermetic testimonies, hermetic fragments

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: The Biblical Annals
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 707-734

Dates

published

2020-04-03

Contributors

author

Agata Ewa Sowińska

• Uniwersytet Śląski, Katedra Filologii Klasycznej

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/biban.8260