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Becoming gold : Zosimos of Panopolis and the Alchemical arts in Roman Egypt

3 reviews
Shannon Grimes
Print Book, English, 2018
Rubedo Press, Auckland, 2018
Panopolis series, 1
History
288 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 24 cm
9780473407759, 9780473407766, 0473407752, 0473407760
1129397498
332 B.C.-640 A.D
Alchemy
Alchemy / Egypt
Art, Ancient / Egypt
Art, Egyptian
Egypt
History
Religion
Zosimos / of Panopolis
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
A note on conventions
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Historiographical issues
Chapter summaries
Primary sources
1. Zosimos and Greco-Egyptian alchemy, revisited
Zosimos and statue making
Color transmutation
Philosophies of nature
2. Alchemy in Panopolis
Temples and trade guilds
Priests of the House of Life
Temple guilds and workshops
Craft knowledge
Zosimos's associates and rivals
Conclusion
3. Alchemy as a spiritual exercise
Virtue and the purification of the soul
Contemplating nature as a spiritual exercise
Alchemy and sacrifice in 'on excellence'
'On excellence': Lesson one
'On excellence': Lessons two and three
Conclusion
4. On Gnosis and natural methods
Jewish and Christian influences in Zosimos's work
Hebrew metallurgy and alchemy
King Solomon the exorcist
The Book of Enoch and the origins of alchemy
The Anthropos, or primal human
Jewish/Christian colleagues
5. Spirits in the material world
Alchemy, theurgy, and the divine cosmos
What is theurgy
Cosmic knowledge vs. theurgical knowledge
The divine hierarchy
Linking spirit et matter through theurgic rites
God-making
Conclusion
6. Coda

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3 reviews
5 years ago
Michael
Becoming Gold: Zosimos of Panopolis and the Alchemical Arts in Roman Egypt from the perspective of a working Hermeticist. Dr. Grimes defines her work as a cultural biography of Zosimos of Panopolis. This work’s chief purpose is to provide layers of …
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4 days ago
DAJ
Egyptological books sometimes assert that alchemy can be traced back to Egyptian religious practices (e.g., [b:The Secret Lore of Egypt|130939|The Secret Lore of Egypt Its Impact on the West|Erik Hornung|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.p…
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