| Authors |
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| Publication date |
2015
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| Host editors |
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R.A. Segal
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K. von Stuckrad
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| Book title |
Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
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| ISBN |
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9789004290433
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9789004290402
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| Volume | Issue number |
1
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| Pages (from-to) |
49-52
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| Publisher |
Leiden: Brill
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR)
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| Abstract |
Alchemy, with its dreams of transmutation, transformation, and perfection, its quest for the Philosophers’ Stone capable of transmuting base metals into gold, and search for the Elixir capable of miraculous cures and prolonging life, has been one of the fascinations of humanity for almost two thousand years.
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| Document type |
Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000128
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