All who are interested in exploring man's past to trace his
earliest thoughts, dreams, and actions to the end of shedding more
light on his present behavior, will find this study fascinatingly
interesting. Monsieur Eliade attempts to gain an understanding of
the behavior of primitive societies in relation to matter, and to
follow the spiritual adventures in which they become involved as
they become aware of their power, through fire, to change the mode
of being of substances. Here we find the myths, rites and symbols
peculiar to the craft of the miner, smith and metal worker, as they
have helped to fashion the cultures and shape the dreams of men of
all ethnic origin. We trace the development of man as he learns to
transmute nature, accelerate its processes, and thus control Time,
and we are led to see the way in which the efforts of modern man to
master Nature and Time, except for its secularization, are related
to the work of the early alchemists. This book, translated from the
French, is well documented. Any serious student of man will be well
rewarded for the effort expended, and demanded, by this solid
exposition of an unusual subject. (Kirkus Reviews)
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.
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