The Forge and the Crucible

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The Forge and the Crucible
Forgerons et alchimistes.jpg
Cover of the first edition
Author Mircea Eliade
Original title Forgerons et alchimistes
Translator Stephen Corrin
Country France
Language French
Publisher Flammarion
Publication date
 1956
Published in English
 1962
Pages 209

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 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]

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