Words of Destiny: Practicing Astrology in North India (SUNY series in Hindu Studies) by Caterina Guenzi
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Overview: Investigates the professional practices of astrologers in urban India and their popularity among the educated middle and upper classes.
Astrologers and astrology play an important role in Indian society, but there are very few studies on their social identity and professional practices. Based on extensive fieldwork carried out in the city of Banaras, Words of Destiny shows how the Brahmanic scholarly tradition of astral sciences (jyotiḥśāstra) described in Sanskrit literature and taught at universities has been adapted and reformulated to meet the needs and questions of educated middle and upper classes in urban India: How to get a career promotion? How to choose the most suitable field of study for children? When is the best moment to move into a new house?
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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