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Words of destiny : practicing astrology in North India / Caterina Guenzi.
Van Pelt Library BF1714.H5 G7813 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guenzi, Caterina, author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in Hindu studies
- Standardized Title:
- Discours du destin. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Hindu astrology--Social aspects--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh).
- Hindu astrology.
- Hindu astrology--Social aspects.
- India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh).
- Predictive astrology.
- Astrologers--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh).
- Astrologers.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 376 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Investigates the professional practices of astrologers in urban India and their popularity among the educated middle and upper classes"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Institutions
- ch. 1 The Many Branches of a Tree: Jyotisa as a Scholarly Tradition
- ch. 2 Professors and Prophecies: Astrology at Universities in Banaras
- ch. 3 Sacred Specialists, Modern Professionals: Astrologers between the Temple and the Office
- Plates follow page
- pt. II Readings
- ch. 4 Horoscopes and Truth: Divinatory Techniques and Their Applications
- ch. 5 Karma and Bhdgya: The Idea of Destiny in Astrological Consultations
- ch. 6 Shared Destinies: Kinship Connections in Horoscope Reading
- pt. III Treatments
- ch. 7 Astrology and Possession: Planetary Influence and Middle-Class Afflictions
- ch. 8 More or Less Effective: Remedies and Efficacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438482019
- 1438482019
- OCLC:
- 1158505100
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