The Forge And The Crucible by Mircea Eliade
The Origins and Structures of Alchemy
A comparative study of metalworking, alchemy, and the figure of the smith that traces how forging and smelting became powerful cosmological and religious metaphors across cultures; drawing on myth, ritual, folklore, and historical sources, it argues that the forge and the crucible embodied themes of creation, transformation, death and rebirth, and mediated human contact with sacred powers, while craftsmen often occupied liminal, ambivalent social and spiritual roles.
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- Published
- 1956
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
- - Forgerons et alchimistes
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