Indian alchemy

Drawing on a selection of the most important Sanskrit alchemical works from the ninth to sixteenth centuries, 'Indian Alchemy' provides an introduction to South Asian alchemy, tracing and explaining alchemical thought as it developed on the Indian subcontinent. Carefully edited by Dagmar Wujastyk, the collected essays offer deep insight into the motivations and goals of Indian alchemists and illuminate the theories and methods they developed over time "Drawing on a selection of the most important Sanskrit alchemical works from the ninth to sixteenth centuries, Indian Alchemy - Sources and Contexts provides a broad introduction to Indian alchemy, tracing and explaining alchemical thought as it developed on the Indian subcontinent. It offers the reader deep insight into the motivations and goals of Indian alchemists and illuminates the theories and methods they developed over time. The volume provides an overview of the genre of Sanskrit alchemical literature, examining how Indian alchemists portrayed and defined their discipline and investigating its boundaries. Translations of excerpts from the most important Sanskrit alchemical works showcase the most common themes found in Sanskrit alchemical literature and reveal the characteristic style of each work"-- Provided by publisher