دانلود کتاب Words of Destiny: Practicing Astrology in North India

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Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Approaching Astrology: Standpoints Astrology in South Asia: The Current State of Research Astrology in Banaras: In the Field Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Terminology Part I Institutions Chapter 1 The Many Branches of a Tree: Jyotiṣa as a Scholarly Tradition An Auxiliary Discipline Cosmological Associations Division into Branches The Unity of the Discipline Local Knowledge Chapter 2 Professors and Prophecies: Astrology at Universities in Banaras Debating “Useful Knowledge” Astrology as a Vedic Science Departments at Work Research and Rewriting Chapter 3 Sacred Specialists, Modern Professionals: Astrologers between the Temple and the Office A Syncretic Professional Identity Pandits and Doctors Temple, Home, and Office Plates Part II Readings Chapter 4 Horoscopes and Truth: Divinatory Techniques and Their Applications The Horoscope The Question Auspicious Times The Hand, the Body Truth of the Horoscope, Reality of Facts Chapter 5 Karma and Bhāgya: The Idea of Destiny in Astrological Consultations Astrology and the Theory of Karma: Antagonism and Complementarity The Allotted Share: The Semantics of Bhāgya Finding Out the “Lot” Destiny’s Fluctuations: Daśās (Periods) and Yogs (Planetary Conjunctions) Human Mistakes, Cosmic Flaws Chapter 6 Shared Destinies: Kinship Connections in Horoscope Reading Brothers and Sisters Parents and Children Husband and Wife Saṃbandhit Jyotiṣ, “Connected Astrology” Part III Treatments Chapter 7 Astrology and Possession: Planetary Influence and Middle-Class Afflictions Idioms of Suffering Quarrels and Marriage: Mars and the Maṅgal Doṣ Sāṛhe Sātī and Saturnian Business Of Snakes and Demons: The Kāl Sarp Doṣ Chapter 8 More or Less Effective: Remedies and Efficacy Price and Efficacy Gods and Planets Tantric Remedies and the Astrologer’s Siddhi “Vedic” and “Tantric” Methods The Power of Stones: Rays and Radiations Conclusion The Future of Astrologers Annex: Bachelor’s and Master’s Syllabi in Jyotiṣa at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Bachelor’s (Śāstrī Parīkṣa) in Jyotiṣa Teaching Program (Pāṭhyakrama) First Year (Prathamavarṣa) Second Year (Dvitīyavarṣa) Master’s (Ācārya Parīkṣa) in Jyotiṣa Teaching Program (Pāṭhyakrama) First Year (Prathamavarṣa) Second Year (Dvitīyavarṣa) Glossary Notes Bibliography Index