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O argumento das artes mânticas no 'Corpus Hermeticum' 12.19
The argument of the mantic arts in 'The Corpus Hermeticum' XII.19
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Abstract This article deals with an object of the History of Philosophy. As such, it aims to analyze the the literary correlations of the texts of Timaeus 71E - 72B, Symposium 202E – 203A and Phaedrus 244A-244E regarding Corpus Hermeticum 12.19, in order to find supposed sources conformed with the hermetic t... view more
This article deals with an object of the History of Philosophy. As such, it aims to analyze the the literary correlations of the texts of Timaeus 71E - 72B, Symposium 202E – 203A and Phaedrus 244A-244E regarding Corpus Hermeticum 12.19, in order to find supposed sources conformed with the hermetic text, and know how they were re-worked in it. So, it looks to ask after the origin, history, meaning and application of motifs that happen in the compared texts, including the Corpus Hermeticum 12.19, scrutinizing the religious-historical correlations in order to find comparable traditive nexus of the contemporary religious-philosophical world (middle-Platonism) of the Corpus Hermeticum 12.19. In particular, this article demonstrates that Corpus Hermeticum 12.19 describes the divinatory arts or mentic arts (μαντιϰή or μαντεία) through the inspiration, haruspex, augur (auspex). It is possible to glimpse the theme of the communication between God and the man through the mantic arts. At last, the present article, based on the Hellenistic approach, puts forward that Corpus Hermeticum 12.19 has Platonic influence.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Hermetism; Corpus Hermeticum; μαντιϰή; Platonism; History of the Philosophy
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 283-303
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 17 (2018) 1
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed