Une scène d'initiation alchimique
La « Lettre d'Isis à Horus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4089565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michèle Mertens (0000-0003-2448-0590, University of Liège, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 205 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-23 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revue de l histoire des religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-1423 • E-ISSN: 2105-2573 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/rhr.1988.1935 |
| OpenAlex | W1983517281 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
An Instance of alchemical Initiation : the « Letter of Isis to Horus » In keeping with the practices customary in occult sciences during the first centuries AD, the short alchemical Greek treatise known as the "Letter of Isis to Horus" presents the secret recipe for the preparation of gold and silver as the result of an act of revelation. A number of themes characterizing late minor literature can be detected in it : initiation in exchange for a sexual favour, the oath of the initiate, the law of silence, and transmission of the secret to one's son only. In the present article, these themes are examined in the light of their connections with the "Corpus Hermeticum", astrology, Gnosis and, particularly, magical papyri
Alchemy · Arabic · Art · Astrology · Humanities · Linguistics · Literature · Occult · Revelation · Silence · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |