The forge and the crucible
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TextNew York Harper & Brothers c1956Description: 208p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; appendices; indexContent type: - text
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Orig. pub. by Flammarion (c1956) under the title 'Forgerons et Alchimistes.' Trans. from the French by Stephen Corrin.
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
'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.'
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