The forge and the crucible : the origins and structure of alchemy /: the origins and structure of alchemy. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mircea Eliade.
• Authors: Eliade, Mircea, 1907-1986
• Contents: Foreword Preface to the Phoenix Edition 1. Meteorites and Metallurgy 2. Mythology of the Iron Age 3. The World Sexualized 4. Terra Mater. Petra Genitrix 5. Rites and Mysteries in Metallurgy 6. Human Sacrifices to the Furnace 7. Babylonian Symbolisms and Metallurgical Rituals 8. 'Masters of Fire' 9. Divine Smiths and Civilizing Heroes 10. Smiths, Warriors, Masters of Initiation 11. Chinese Alchemy 12. Indian Alchemy 13. Alchemy and Initiation 14. Arcana Artis 15. Alchemy and Temporality Postscript Appendices Index.
• Edition: New edition
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 203; Metals -- Religious aspects; Alchemy; Alchemy -- Religious aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226026541
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