Mysticism and alchemy through the ages

the quest for transformation

First published:
21st century
Language: English

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"This book describes physical and spiritual aspects of various theories and practices of transformation, with attention to beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sufism, Tantrism, Taoism and Yoga. The book, which is heavily illustrated, describes the beliefs, experiments, and secret messages that drew the believers and dreamers of the world together in search of wealth and immortality"--Provided by publisher.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Asian esoteric and internal traditions, and Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics.

Alchemy and Hermeticism
Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the title, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and “Alchemy” in the edition title.
- “Alchemy”· in title
- “Alchemy”· in subject
- “Alchemy”· in edition title
Asian esoteric and internal traditions
Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “Taoism”. Retained metadata contains “Tantrism” in the description and “Taoism” in the description.
- “Taoism”· via Wellcome Collection
- “Tantrism”· in description
- “Taoism”· in description
Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics
Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the title, “Mysticism” in the subject metadata, and “Mysticism” in the edition title.
- “mysticism”· via Wellcome Collection
- “Mysticism”· in title
- “Mysticism”· in subject
- “Mysticism”· in edition title

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Editions

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
the quest for transformation Wellcome Collection bibliographic record vii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm	[2012]	McFarland & Co.	English	9780786465316 078646531X	Catalog record	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)