Home›Sources›Hermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)SourcesHermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Antoine Faivre, Encyclopedia of Religion, 1987, updated 2005Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Hermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-hermetism.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Hermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-hermetismCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-hermetism-encyclopedia-of-religion-via-e, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Hermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-hermetism}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA reference entry on Hermetism and the Corpus Hermeticum, including the soul's ascent through the seven planetary spheres described in its first treatise.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Antoine Faivre's Hermetism entry, originally written for Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Religion and reproduced by Encyclopedia.com, is by a leading specialist in Western esotericism, the middle tier reflecting a reference-work entry rather than a peer reviewed journal article, notwithstanding the author's genuine scholarly standing.NotesWell-attestedSigned by Antoine Faivre, a leading historian of Western esotericism. Originally published in the Encyclopedia of Religion in 1987 and updated in 2005; reproduced by the commercial reference aggregator Encyclopedia.com (Gale). Reliable for the Corpus Hermeticum's content and the ascent doctrine of its first treatise.CitationAuthorWell-attestedAntoine FaivrePublisherWell-attestedEncyclopedia.com (Gale, a Cengage Company), reproducing the Encyclopedia of ReligionPublication YearWell-attested2005URLWell-attestedhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hermetismSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Well-attested14ArticlesA Return Worked Through KnowledgeWhat Each Sphere Takes BackSourcesHermetism (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Connected2ArticlesA Return Worked Through KnowledgeWhat Each Sphere Takes BackGeneral References2ArticlesA Return Worked Through KnowledgeWhat Each Sphere Takes BackComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year