Poimandres
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Poimandres is the opening and most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum, presenting a visionary dialogue on divine mind, creation, and spiritual rebirth in Hermetic philosophy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hermetic treatise
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsAt | imparting salvific knowledge (gnosis) to the reader ⓘ |
| anthropologicalElement | human as microcosm ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandrian intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Hermetic anthropology
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Hermetic cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ ascent of the soul ⓘ creation of the cosmos ⓘ divine mind (Nous) NERFINISHED ⓘ gnosis ⓘ spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalElement |
ascent through the spheres
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seven planetary spheres ⓘ |
| describes |
fall and redemption of the human soul
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origin of the material world ⓘ relationship between God, Nous, and cosmos ⓘ |
| dialogueBetween | Hermes Trismegistus and Poimandres ⓘ |
| editedIn | Renaissance Latin editions of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Poimandres (divine mind) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
revelatory dialogue
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visionary literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Poemandres
NERFINISHED
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Poimandres the Shepherd of Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialStatus | most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance Hermeticism
NERFINISHED
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early modern esotericism ⓘ later Hermetic writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hermes Trismegistus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person vision ⓘ |
| openingWordsDescribe | vision of a being of boundless light ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Hermeticum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Hellenistic Egypt (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hermeticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soteriologicalElement |
liberation from fate
ⓘ
return of the soul to the divine ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of Western esotericism
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history of philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| teaches |
inner transformation and rebirth
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knowledge of God as path to salvation ⓘ |
| theologicalElement |
Nous as divine mind
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transcendent God beyond the cosmos ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early centuries CE (approximate) ⓘ |
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