The Forge and the Crucible

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The Forge and the Crucible
Forgerons et alchimistes.jpg
Cover of the first edition
AuthorMircea Eliade
Original titleForgerons et alchimistes
TranslatorStephen Corrin
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherFlammarion
Publication date
1956
Published in English
1962
Pages209

The Forge and the Crucible (French: Forgerons et alchimistes) is a 1956 book by the Romanian historian of religion Mircea Eliade. It traces historical rites and symbols associated with mines, smiths and other metal workers. An English translation by Stephen Corrin was published in 1962.[1]

Reception[]

Kirkus Reviews wrote in 1962: "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."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Forge and the Crucible". WorldCat. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. ^ "The Forge and the Crucible". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

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