In this introduction to Hermeticism and its mythical founder, Florian Ebeling provides a concise overview of the Corpus Hermeticum and other writings attributed to Hermes, tracing their influence on Western thought from the ancient world to the present.
Das Themenheft der Zeitschrift Aegyptiaca. Journal of the History of Reception of Ancient Egypt würdigt das wissenschaftliche Werk von Jan Assmann, der mit seinem Konzept der Gedächtnisgeschichte das methodische Fundament für die Erforschung der Geschichte der Ägyptenrezeption geschaffen hat. Die Beiträge in diesem Heft machen deutlich, wie sehr Kultur-, Musik- und Literaturwissenschaften, Philosophie, Religionsgeschichte oder Archäologie von Assmanns Studien zum kulturellen Gedächtnis angeregt wurden und bei aller Gelehrsamkeit dabei die Fachgrenzen überwinden und fröhliche Wissenschaft sein können.
The voluminous catalogue of an exhibition at Museum August Kestner, Hannover, from 31st Aug. 2017 to 25th Feb. 2018 contains a welcome note by the Great Mason of the United Freemason Lodges of Germany, an introduction by the director of the museums of cultural history in Hannover, a foreword of the editors, 22 academic papers, and detailed information on each author. The book is divided into chapters on the beginnings of institutionalised freemasonry in the 18th century [1 paper], the history of thought on freemasonry and Egypt [3], associations of Egypt and freemasonry in symbols, names, and between science and sexual magic [3], Egyptian influence in the art of freemasonry such as medals, architecture, and gardens [4], the Egypt of the freemasons in musical drama by J. G. Naumann, W. A. Mozart, and R. Strauss [5], biographies of important freemasons, namely the Egypt pioneer G. B. Belzoni, the printer, senator, and collector F. Culemann, and the Egyptologists H. Brugsch and R. Anthes [4] as well as on Hannover as a centre of freemasonry in Germany in the past, present, and future [2].