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4.2/5 AbeBooks Country France Publication date 1956 Originally published 1956 Page count 209 Published in english 1962 | 4.2/5 Goodreads Translator Stephen Corrin Language French Published in English 1962 Publisher Groupe Flammarion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title Forgerons et alchimistes Similar Mircea Eliade books, Religion books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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."
References
The Forge and the Crucible Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA