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Hermes and the Sibyls
Peter Dronke sketches some of the ways in which the Latin Middle Ages responded to the divine wisdom and prophetic insights, reputedly pagan and of immense antiquity, which lurked in Hermetic and Sibylline texts. He suggests how and why some of the greatest twelfth-century writers valued these texts differently from the early Fathers, and how, in diverse centuries, we can see not merely the survival of Hermetic and Sibylline traditions but their unceasing imaginative renewal, as texts freshly fabricated and attributed once again to Hermes Trismegistus, or to a Sibyl who had flourished before Troy.Peter Dronke sketches some of the ways in which the Latin Middle Ages responded to the divine wisdom and prophetic insights, reputedly pagan and of immense antiquity, which lurked in Hermetic and Sibylline texts. He suggests how and why some of the greatest twelfth-century writers valued these texts differently from the early Fathers, and how, in diverse centuries, we can see not merely the survival of Hermetic and Sibylline traditions but their unceasing imaginative renewal, as texts freshly fabricated and attributed once again to Hermes Trismegistus, or to a Sibyl who had flourished before Troy.
The Sibyl Series of the Fifteenth Century
Robin Raybould's The Sibyl Series of the Fifteenth Century examines the startling and sudden change that occurred in the representation of the sibyls throughout Europe during the early Renaissance. Raybould describes how and why during this period the number, names, attributes and prophecies of these archaic prophetesses were selected and stabilized thus providing new witness to the Christian message in sharp contrast to earlier representations where the sibyls had played a minor role in the history of classical and Christian divination and prophecy. The book examines all the fifteenth-century instances of these series, as well as the manuscripts which describe them, identifies the origin of the sibylline prophecies and suggests reasons for the widespread popularity of this new artistic phenomenon.
The Sibyls
What is now currently the 'holy seat of the Vatican' in Italy, was originally the sacerdotal seat of these ancient black Sibyl Queen Mothers. Centuries before for Christ, they were known to heal the sick, restore dignity and strength to the weak, and restore sight to the blind. They were famous for curing lameness, epileptics, deaf mutes and lepers. They were said to 'cast out demons' and even to 'raise-up the dead' Their prophecies are the oldest and most authentic in the world. They were the basis for Greek and Roman tragedies and plays. More astonishing, their prophetic books were later collected by the Roman authorities, who needed a 'western theological' foundation in order to compete with the powerful levitical Jews. These Sibyl prophecies soon became the sole and undisputed precursor to the western, Christian Bible. .