[INDOLOGY] Alchemy and South Asia

[Dagmar Wujastyk]

Dear Paolo,
You may have heard of Marco Polo's description of alchemists in India and
also of Al Biruni describing rasāyana.
Both accounts are featured in David White's The Alchemical Body. There is
also the story of Siddha Iramatevar/ Yakoppu visiting Mecca.
I don't know of any journeys by European or Arabic alchemists to the Indian
subcontinent. However, Fabrizio Speziale may know something about that: He
has been working on Persian sources on alchemy and iatrochemistry and these
may feature accounts of visiting or at least corresponding alchemists.
Very best wishes,
Dagmar


On Wed., Oct. 7, 2020, 14:03 Paolo Eugenio Rosati via INDOLOGY, <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Indologists,
>
> I am curious if there are evidence of any journey of European or Arabian
> alchemist  in South Asia during the pre-Modern Era.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paolo
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