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

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

by Mircea Eliade
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mircea EliadePublish date:1979-03-15Pages:238
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226203904ISBN-10:226203905UPC:9780226203904Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Comparative Religion, HistorySize:7.99 x 5.26 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCJSH5HE19
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226203904ISBN-10:226203905UPC:9780226203904Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Comparative Religion, HistorySize:7.99 x 5.26 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCJSH5HE19
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.

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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2nd Edition

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Mircea Eliade

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Mircea Eliade

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