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

Eliade, Mircea

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0226203905 ISBN 13: 9780226203904

Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press, 1979

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.

L'autore:

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 includeAutobiography, Volume II; the novel The Old Man and the Bureaucrats; the three-volumeHistory of Religious Ideas; Ordeal by Labyrinth; and several other works on the history of religions.

Product Description:

Book by Eliade Mircea