Hermetyczna wizja zbawienia. Lodovico Lazzarelli (1447–1500) na tle kultury włoskiego odrodzenia

Abstract

The Hermetic View of Salvation. Lodovico Lazzarelli (1447–1500) on the Background of the Culture of the Italian Renaissance The paper presents the doctrine and the views of the great Renaissance hermeticist, Lodovico Lazzarelli. Initially discussed is the relationship which bound him to his teacher and guide, Mercurio da Correggio, as described by Lazzarelli in his Epistola Enoch. Next, the paper looks at the nature and origins of hermetism, the definition of the term “hermetic” and the ongoing discussion around it. The history of the reception of Hermetica in the Renaissance and the place of Lodovico Lazzarelli within it are reconstructed in the latter half of the first part of the paper. The second part of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the main work of Lazzarelli, Crater Hermetis . The main theme of the treatise is the hermetic way of salvation. This way consists of the following stages: the knowledge of God, the knowledge of self and its own divine nature, purifying contemplation, the transforming love of God, and finally, the creation of God (the famous theme from Asclepius ). The article ends with a discussion of Lazzarelli’s attempts to reconcile his doctrine with Christian orthodoxy.