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The Elixir

By Dunja Ra¿i¿

The Elixir

By Dunja Ra¿i¿

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Step outside laboratory, and into the world of nature. The books on cannon law can be left behind as well, for Ibn ¿Arab¿ (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 ¿Arab¿'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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
80
Release Date:
2025-12-02
Publication Date:
2025-12-02
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009777017
ISBN13:
9781009777018
Weight:
131 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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