Often alchemy is seen as an example of medieval gullibility and the alchemists as a collection of eccentrics and superstitious fools. Yet nothing could be further from the truth....
Chinese alchemy, deeply rooted in Taoism, has a recorded history of more than 2,000 years. Capturing its essence as 'to make the body a spirit and the spirit a body,' JD Cooper explores the history and development of the ethos, contrasts it with alchemical practices in India and Turkistan and adds further ...
