The Jewel of Annual Astrology A Parallel Sanskrit-English Critical Edition of Balabhadra's <i>Hāyanaratna</i>
The Jewel of Annual Astrology is an encyclopaedic treatise on Tājika or Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology, dealing particularly with the casting an interpretation of anniversary horoscopes. Authored in 1649 CE by Balabhadra Daivajña, court astrologer to Shāh Shujāʿ - Governor of Bengal and second...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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| Series: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian Series
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | The Jewel of Annual Astrology is an encyclopaedic treatise on Tājika or Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology, dealing particularly with the casting an interpretation of anniversary horoscopes. Authored in 1649 CE by Balabhadra Daivajña, court astrologer to Shāh Shujāʿ - Governor of Bengal and second son of the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān - it casts light on the historical development of the Tājika school by extensive quotations from earlier works spanning five centuries. Readership: Anyone interested in the history of Indian astrology, the transmission of horoscopic astrology generally, the Indian reception of Perso-Arabic astral sciences, or intellectual history in early modern South Asia. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (1044 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9789004433717 |
| Access: | Open Access |