The Elixir
A Posthumanist Approach to Alchemy in Akbarian Sufism and Islam
Series: Elements in Magic;
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 8 January 2026
- ISBN 9781009777018
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages80 pages
- Size 229x152x4 mm
- Weight 130 g
- Language English 803
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Short description:
Discusses what it means to be a Muslim, an alchemist, and a mineral specimen in sentient cosmos Ibn &&&703;Arab&&&299; envisioned.
MoreLong description:
Step outside laboratory, and into the world of nature. The books on cannon law can be left behind as well, for Ibn &&&703;Arab&&&299; (d. 1240) believed there is one Sharia for humans and another for minerals. This Element rethinks what it means to be an alchemist and Muslim, by shifting its focus to the religious practices of sentient minerals, as described in Ibn &&&703;Arab&&&299;'s oeuvre and the Qur'an. Common stones and metals undergo their spiritual feats with the single goal in mind: to gain proximity to the Divine by turning themselves into gold. Alchemists sought to facilitate this process through elixirs and sorcery. Setting allegories and metaphors aside, this Element examines ontological principles governing the struggles of iron to become gold, and the human strivings to better the world of nature.
MoreTable of Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Anything but magic!; 3. A posthumanistic approach; 4. Seek knowledge, even as far as China!; 5. The roots of corruption; 6. Mineral magic - an (extra)ordinary transmutations; 7. The alchemy of red sulphur; 8. In conclusion; Bibliography.
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