Indian Alchemy - Sources and Contexts

Drawing on a selection of the most important Sanskrit alchemical works from the ninth to sixteenth centuries, Indian Alchemy: Sources and Contexts provides an introduction to South Asian alchemy, tracing and explaining alchemical thought as it developed on the Indian subcontinent. Carefully edited by Dagmar Wujastyk, the collected essays offer deep insight into the motivations and goals of Indian alchemists and illuminate the theories and methods they developed over time.

About the author

Dagmar Wujastyk is Associate Professor of South Asian Studies in the Department of History, Classics, and Religion at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her research focuses on the history and literature of classical Indian medicine (Ayurveda), Indian iatrochemistry and alchemy, and yoga.

Product details

• Authors: Dagmar (Associate Professor Wujastyk
• Assisted by: Dagmar Wujastyk (Editor), Wujastyk Dagmar (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.10.2025
• EAN: 9780197805800
• ISBN: 978-0-19-780580-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: South Asia Research
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, MEDICAL / History, RELIGION / Religion & Science, biochemistry, History of Medicine, Alternative belief systems, Asian History, Religion and science, Religion & science, HISTORY / Asia / South / India, Alternative belief systems and spiritual worldviews