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

Author: Mircea Eliade Year: 1956 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, History, Philosophy, Non Fiction, Anthology, Science Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780226203904 0226203905

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. Similar books: Alchemy by Johannes Fabricius Alchemy by Titus Burckhardt Images and Symbols by Mircea Eliade Shamanism by Mircea Eliade The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby Original Wisdom by Robert Wolff Supernatural by Graham Hancock On Human Nature by Edward O. Wilson The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches by Marvin Harris The Genesis of Science by James Hannam The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by Stephen Jay Gould Red Earth, White Lies by Vine Deloria Jr. Homo Necans by Walter Burkert Religion in Human Evolution by Robert N. Bellah Structural Anthropology by Claude Levi-Strauss Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci Questioning the Millennium by Stephen Jay Gould Rocks of Ages by Stephen Jay Gould