The alchemical feminine : women, gender, and sexuality in alchemical images /

The product of more than 25 years of research, M.E. Warlick's The Alchemical Feminine is a pioneering analysis of a hitherto neglected aspect of alchemy. Framing the subject's rich and diverse iconography within chronological, geographical, and thematic terms, Warlick's argument exami...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Warlick, M. E. (Author)
Other Authors:	Cox, Merlin (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lopen, Somerset : Fulgur Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Alchemy in art. Alchemy in literature. Alchemy > History. Women in science. Alchemy > History > Women. Alchimie dans l'art. Alchimie dans la littérature. Alchimie > Histoire > Femmes. Femmes dans les sciences. Alchimie > Histoire.

Table of Contents:

Women and the origins of alchemy
Asia and the Middle East
Alchemy in the Latin West
Stain and redemption
The body and the vessel
Mother nature, mother earth
As above, so below
Mythological metamorphosis
The domestic alchemist
The foolish alchemist's wife
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography.