Thesis
The searched-for thing: a literary approach to four early alchemical texts
- Abstract:
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A lot of classical scholarship has perceived early Greco-Egyptian alchemy as a combination of Egyptian metallurgy and Greek philosophy coated with what André-Jean Festugière has called “mystical reveries”. More recent scholarship has challenged this perception by drawing attention to the fact that ancient alchemy had a broader set of concerns (such as various dyeing techniques unrestricted to metals) and influences (such as magic and various spiritual traditions). The present thesis aligns...
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+ Hutchinson, G
- Role:
- Supervisor
- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-3306-1673
+ Edwards, M
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
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- Funding agency for:
- Edwards, M
- Grant:
- 88881.128135/2016-01
- Programme:
- Doutorado Pleno no Exterior
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2021-05-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Lopes da Silveira, F
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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