Astrological traditions in Indic context with Martin Gansten

Episode 4 August 12, 2020 00:56:09
Astrological traditions in Indic context with Martin Gansten
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Astrological traditions in Indic context with Martin Gansten

Aug 12 2020 | 00:56:09

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Show Notes

In this episode Martin Gansten talks about the reception of Arabic astrology in India which is related to his upcoming translation of The Jewel of Annual Astrology by Daivajña Balabhadra. As an historian of religion, Martin Gansten has focused his research on the role of astrology in Indic context. The conversation address many aspects of his work as well as some technical, cultural and philosophical diferences between the Indic practice and the European Latin context.

For more details on Martin's work see: https://lu.academia.edu/MartinGansten For the information on The Jewel of Annual Astrology: https://brill.com/view/title/57015

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