The Forge and the Crucible
by Eliade, MirceaEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1979-03-15
Publisher(s): Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
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.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface to the Phoenix Edition | |
| Meteorites and Metallurgy | |
| Mythology of the Iron Age | |
| The World Sexualized | |
| Terra Mater. Petra Genitrix | |
| Rites and Mysteries in Metallurgy | |
| Human Sacrifices to the Furnace | |
| Babylonian Symbolisms and Metallurgical Rituals | |
| 'Masters of Fire' | |
| Divine Smiths and Civilizing Heroes | |
| Smiths, Warriors, Masters of Initiation | |
| Chinese Alchemy | |
| Indian Alchemy | |
| Alchemy and Initiation | |
| Arcana Artis | |
| Alchemy and Temporality Postscript | |
| Appendices | |
| Index | |
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