Monkey business: magical vowels and cosmic levels in the "Discourse on the Eigth and the Ninth" (NHC VI, 6)
The Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth contains a dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and his son, in which they obtain visions of the Ogdoad and the Ennead -- the eighth and ninth spheres above the seven planetary spheres. Framing the description of these visions are two sets of a series of vow...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
[2017]
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Discourse on the Eight and Ninth
/ Vowel
/ Magic
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| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism |
| Summary: | The Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth contains a dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and his son, in which they obtain visions of the Ogdoad and the Ennead -- the eighth and ninth spheres above the seven planetary spheres. Framing the description of these visions are two sets of a series of vowels, one of them accompanied by two nomina barbara. A comparison with Zosimus of Panopolis and the magical papyri shows that the seven vowels symbolize the seven planetary spheres, while the omegas simultaneously represent Saturn and the 36 Decans, Egyptian astral deities separating the cosmos from the Ogdoad. -- These parallels demonstrate that the same group was behind the production of the magical papyri in question and the Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth, namely Egyptian priests. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-6175 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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