The Dictionary of Alchemy
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Provides a glossary of alchemical terms, concepts and symbols as well as information on the main practioners, covering the three main traditions - Western, Indo-Tibetan and Chinese Taoist. Both the metallic and mystical dimensions of this tradition are included. The symbolism and mystical ideas associated with alchemy have had an enormous impact in literature and esoteric religion, as well as on experimental science.
Author: Mark Haeffner
Format: Hardback, 272 pages, 154mm x 232mm, 570 g
Published: 1991, HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Genre: The Occult & Mythology
Provides a glossary of alchemical terms, concepts and symbols as well as information on the main practioners, covering the three main traditions - Western, Indo-Tibetan and Chinese Taoist. Both the metallic and mystical dimensions of this tradition are included. The symbolism and mystical ideas associated with alchemy have had an enormous impact in literature and esoteric religion, as well as on experimental science.