TY - BOOK AU - Eliade, Mircea TI - The forge and the Crucible SN - 0226203905 U1 - 669 ELI 23 PY - 1971/// CY - New York PB - : Harper and Collins KW - Alchemy Religion KW - Anthropology Occult KW - Spirituality Science N2 - Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power ER -