Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature
This article examines the practice of producing factitious gems as described in Nityanātha’s Jewel Mine of Mercury (Rasaratnākara), a thirteenth to fifteenth-century alchemical work written in Sanskrit. It queries how this practice fits within the Indian alchemical discipline and explores its possib...
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| description | This article examines the practice of producing factitious gems as described in Nityanātha’s Jewel Mine of Mercury (Rasaratnākara), a thirteenth to fifteenth-century alchemical work written in Sanskrit. It queries how this practice fits within the Indian alchemical discipline and explores its possible connections with other artisanal crafts.
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| spelling | doaj.art-51fab17012314f49afa1d1b67d07bdc82023-06-05T08:24:18ZengUniversity of AlbertaHistory of Science in South Asia2369-775X2023-06-011110.18732/hssa98Making Gems in Indian Alchemical LiteratureDagmar Wujastyk0University of ViennaThis article examines the practice of producing factitious gems as described in Nityanātha’s Jewel Mine of Mercury (Rasaratnākara), a thirteenth to fifteenth-century alchemical work written in Sanskrit. It queries how this practice fits within the Indian alchemical discipline and explores its possible connections with other artisanal crafts. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/hssa/index.php/hssa/article/view/98factitious gemsalchemyrasashastraRasaratnākara |
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| title | Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature |
| title_short | Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature |
| title_sort | making gems in indian alchemical literature |
| topic | factitious gems alchemy rasashastra Rasaratnākara |
| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/hssa/index.php/hssa/article/view/98 |
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