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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aGuenzi, Caterina,
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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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