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020			_a9781438482033 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aBF1714 _b.W673 2021
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aGuenzi, Caterina, _e1
245	1	0	_aWords of destiny _bpracticing astrology in North India / _cCaterina Guenzi.
300			_a1 online resource.
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490	1		_aSUNY series in Hindu studies
505	0	0	_aIntro -- _tContents -- _tIllustrations -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tIntroduction -- _tApproaching Astrology: Standpoints -- _tAstrology in South Asia: The Current State of Research -- _tAstrology in Banaras: In the Field -- _tNote on Transliteration, Translation, and Terminology -- _tPart I Institutions -- _tChapter 1 The Many Branches of a Tree: Jyotiṣa as a Scholarly Tradition -- _tAn Auxiliary Discipline -- _tCosmological Associations -- _tDivision into Branches -- _tThe Unity of the Discipline -- _tLocal Knowledge -- _tChapter 2 Professors and Prophecies: Astrology at Universities in Banaras -- _tDebating "Useful Knowledge"
505	0	0	_aAstrology as a Vedic Science -- _tDepartments at Work -- _tResearch and Rewriting -- _tChapter 3 Sacred Specialists, Modern Professionals: Astrologers between the Temple and the Office -- _tA Syncretic Professional Identity -- _tPandits and Doctors -- _tTemple, Home, and Office -- _tPlates -- _tPart II Readings -- _tChapter 4 Horoscopes and Truth: Divinatory Techniques and Their Applications -- _tThe Horoscope -- _tThe Question -- _tAuspicious Times -- _tThe Hand, the Body -- _tTruth of the Horoscope, Reality of Facts -- _tChapter 5 Karma and Bhāgya: The Idea of Destiny in Astrological Consultations
505	0	0	_aAstrology and the Theory of Karma: Antagonism and Complementarity -- _tThe Allotted Share: The Semantics of Bhāgya -- _tFinding Out the "Lot" -- _tDestiny's Fluctuations: Daśās (Periods) and Yogs (Planetary Conjunctions) -- _tHuman Mistakes, Cosmic Flaws -- _tChapter 6 Shared Destinies: Kinship Connections in Horoscope Reading -- _tBrothers and Sisters -- _tParents and Children -- _tHusband and Wife -- _tSaṃbandhit Jyotiṣ, "Connected Astrology" -- _tPart III Treatments -- _tChapter 7 Astrology and Possession: Planetary Influence and Middle-Class Afflictions -- _tIdioms of Suffering
505	0	0	_aQuarrels and Marriage: Mars and the Maṅgal Doṣ -- _tSāṛhe Sātī and Saturnian Business -- _tOf Snakes and Demons: The Kāl Sarp Doṣ -- _tChapter 8 More or Less Effective: Remedies and Efficacy -- _tPrice and Efficacy -- _tGods and Planets -- _tTantric Remedies and the Astrologer's Siddhi -- _t"Vedic" and "Tantric" Methods -- _tThe Power of Stones: Rays and Radiations -- _tConclusion -- _tThe Future of Astrologers -- _tAnnex: Bachelor's and Master's Syllabi in Jyotiṣa at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) -- _tBachelor's (Śāstrī Parīkṣa) in Jyotiṣa -- _tTeaching Program (Pāṭhyakrama) -- _tFirst Year (Prathamavarṣa)
505	0	0	_aSecond Year (Dvitīyavarṣa) -- _tMaster's (Ācārya Parīkṣa) in Jyotiṣa -- _tTeaching Program (Pāṭhyakrama) -- _tFirst Year (Prathamavarṣa) -- _tSecond Year (Dvitīyavarṣa) -- _tGlossary -- _tNotes -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
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650		0	_aHindu astrology _xSocial aspects _zIndia _zVārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
650		0	_aPredictive astrology.
650		0	_aAstrologers _zIndia _zVārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
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