The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy by Eliade, Mircea

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226203904)

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The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy by Eliade, Mircea

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

$37.00
The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy by Eliade, Mircea

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

$37.00
Format: Paperback
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Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power.

The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which Eliade lists works on Chinese alchemy published in the past few years. He also discusses the importance of alchemy in Newton's scientific evolution.


Author: Mircea Eliade
ISBN-10: 0226203905
ISBN-13: 9780226203904
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/1979
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.26w x 0.56d
By Mircea Eliade
By Mircea Eliade
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Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor in the Divinity School and professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. His books published by the University of Chicago Press include Autobiography, Volume II; the novel The Old Man and the Bureaucrats; the three-volume History of Religious Ideas; Ordeal by Labyrinth; and several other works on the history of religions.

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