Tajika: Medieval Arabic Astrology in Sanskrit
In episode 268 of the podcast Dr. Martin Gansten joins the show to talk about his new translation of a 17th century Sanskrit text on Tajika astrology, which focuses on annual predictive techniques derived from medieval Arabic sources.
Martin is a historian of religion as well as a Sanskrit scholar, who specializes in the study of the history and transmission of ancient astrology.
Earlier this month he published The Jewel of Annual Astrology: A Parallel Sanskrit-English Critical Edition of Balabhadra’s Hāyanaratna.
Balabhadra Daivajña was a court astrologer who lived in India in the 17th century. His book called the Hāyanaratna was written in 1649 CE, and his goal was to write a comprehensive survey of the approach to making yearly predictions that is unique to the Tajika tradition.
The Tajika tradition was founded sometime around the 13th century when a compilation of medieval Arabic texts on astrology were translated into Sanskrit, probably starting with an author named Samarasimha (c. 1274 CE).
This began a tradition of astrology in India that looks very similar to medieval western astrology, which incorporates techniques and concepts such as the solar return chart, annual profections, dignities, as well as complex aspect doctrines such as transfer of light and collection of light.
Martin was able to trace the origins of some of these concepts in the Tajika tradition back to the text of the 9th century astrologer Sahl ibn Bishr, although in some instances misinterpretations of the text may have led to the development of new concepts and doctrines.
We ended up spending much of the episode talking about the Tajika tradition as an interesting and important instance of the transmission of astrology from one culture to another, and ultimately perhaps as useful example in our own time when astrologers are attempting to recover and interpret ancient texts.
You can find out more information about Martin on his website:
https://www.martingansten.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
Download the Text Discussed in This Episode
Martin's book is available as both a print book as well as a free PDF from the publisher, due to a grant that he received in order to help translate the book:
https://brill.com/view/title/57015
Part of the purpose of our discussion was to act as a guide to reading the book, and understanding some of the background behind it.
See the full episode description on the podcast website:
https://theastrologypodcast.com/2020/08/23/tajika-medieval-arabic-astrology-in-sanskrit/
#TheAstrologyPodcast
Видео Tajika: Medieval Arabic Astrology in Sanskrit канала The Astrology Podcast
Martin is a historian of religion as well as a Sanskrit scholar, who specializes in the study of the history and transmission of ancient astrology.
Earlier this month he published The Jewel of Annual Astrology: A Parallel Sanskrit-English Critical Edition of Balabhadra’s Hāyanaratna.
Balabhadra Daivajña was a court astrologer who lived in India in the 17th century. His book called the Hāyanaratna was written in 1649 CE, and his goal was to write a comprehensive survey of the approach to making yearly predictions that is unique to the Tajika tradition.
The Tajika tradition was founded sometime around the 13th century when a compilation of medieval Arabic texts on astrology were translated into Sanskrit, probably starting with an author named Samarasimha (c. 1274 CE).
This began a tradition of astrology in India that looks very similar to medieval western astrology, which incorporates techniques and concepts such as the solar return chart, annual profections, dignities, as well as complex aspect doctrines such as transfer of light and collection of light.
Martin was able to trace the origins of some of these concepts in the Tajika tradition back to the text of the 9th century astrologer Sahl ibn Bishr, although in some instances misinterpretations of the text may have led to the development of new concepts and doctrines.
We ended up spending much of the episode talking about the Tajika tradition as an interesting and important instance of the transmission of astrology from one culture to another, and ultimately perhaps as useful example in our own time when astrologers are attempting to recover and interpret ancient texts.
You can find out more information about Martin on his website:
https://www.martingansten.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
Download the Text Discussed in This Episode
Martin's book is available as both a print book as well as a free PDF from the publisher, due to a grant that he received in order to help translate the book:
https://brill.com/view/title/57015
Part of the purpose of our discussion was to act as a guide to reading the book, and understanding some of the background behind it.
See the full episode description on the podcast website:
https://theastrologypodcast.com/2020/08/23/tajika-medieval-arabic-astrology-in-sanskrit/
#TheAstrologyPodcast
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