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- 2019
Hermes's Journey from the Ancient Egyptian and Hellenistic Worlds to the World of Islam and AnatoliaKeywords: Hermes,?dris,Hermetizm,Yeni Platonculuk,Bat?n?lik Abstract: The 7. generation descendant of Adam, known as King Thoth of Ancient Egypt, God Hermes of Ancient Hellen, and the Prophet Idris of Islam, made great effects on those cultures and religions as long as thousands of years. Hermes owned secret sciences to reach the God knowledge and left those sciences to the next generations in hieroglyph texts in order not to be misused by some. Furthermore he had an ability to dominate invisible world by alchemy. At the period of first expansion of Islam, Muslims who first time encountered with Greek philosophy also came to know Hermetic thoughts through Sabirs. Islamic-Turkish scientists of that period had great interest particularly on the alchemy. While Hermetism found an access to Islam by hermetic secret knowledge, it also had a way to make an effect on the Alevism in Anatolia. Journey of Hermes to Anatolia still continue to be mysterious and in need of further research
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