Alchemical Mercury: A Theory of Ambivalence by Karen Pinkus

Alchemical Mercury: A Theory of Ambivalence

Karen Pinkus

232 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

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How can we account, in a rigorous way, for alchemy's ubiquity? We think of alchemy as the transformation of a base material (usually lead) into gold, but "alchemy" is a word in wide circulation in everyday life, often called upon to fulfill a meta...

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