[INDOLOGY] Alchemy and South Asia

[Paolo Eugenio Rosati]

Dear Dagmar,

Yes, I did. But I would like to understand if any European or Arabic
alchemist went to South Asia or had any contact with South Asian alchemists
or royal courts in pre-Modern time.

Best wishes,
Paolo

Il giorno gio 8 ott 2020 alle ore 06:22 Dagmar Wujastyk <
d.wujastyk at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> 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
>
>
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