Roman Empire built for itself a rhetoric suited to its new condition, and that was to a great
extent epideictic rhetoric. We today may not look upon this development so sympathetically; …

The Arabic influences on early modern occult philosophy The Arabic Influences on Early
Modern Occult Philosophy Liana Saif Page 2 Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and …

Captures John's unique perspective and voice in the wider field of Jesus studies In this
volume Stanley Porter tackles a variety of important and often highly contentious topics …

Religions of the Constantinian Empire provides a synoptic review of Constantine's relation to
all the cultic and theological traditions of the Empire during the period from his seizure of …

As the first translator of Plato's complete works into Latin, the Florentine writer Marsilio Ficino
(1433–99) and his blend of Neoplatonic and Hermetic philosophy were fundamental to the …

Based upon key publications by Paul Oskar Kristeller (1938) and especially Frances A.
Yates (1964), it has been widely assumed that an important “Hermetic Tradition” emerged …

The Hermetic treatises have played a considerable role in the history of Western
Esotericism. However, according to the influential definition of Antoine Faivre, Western …

Crucial changes in Roman state religion were always matters of special public importance
and were staged as spectacular highlights in urban civic life. Their presentation in the form …

The word ‚speculative 'is somewhat mysterious. For Hegel, it signifies something of highest
value and dignity. In our everyday language today, its connotations are just the opposite. It is …