The Way of Hermes and Ibn Sab’in
According to Lisan Al-Din Ibn Al-Khatib (d. 776/1375) Hermeticism was widespread in medieval Spain. The Ricote Valley where Ibn Sab’in was born and grew up in was known for its many followers of Hermeticism. According to Ibn Khaldun, Ricote (Arabic: Riqut), a town on the Segura River north-west of the city of Murcia in the Spanish…