Dear James,

The introduction and first chapter of Caterina Guenzi’s book, recently translated into English as Words of Destiny: Practicing Astrology in North India, contain an excellent review of the state of the field ("astrology and divination") and an extensive bibliography.

To echo Matthew Kapstein: The last two chapters of David Pingree’s From Astral Omens to Astrology: from Babylon to Bīkāner might also be a good place to start.

Take care,

Eric

On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 3:08 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

The books of S. Balachandra Rao might be helpful for starting out in this challenging field.

Rao, S. Balachandra. 1998. Indian Mathematics and Astronomy: Some Landmarks. 2 rev. ed. Bangalore: Jnana Deep Publications.

Rao, S. Balachandra. 2000. Ancient Indian Astronomy. Planetary Positions and Eclipses. Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8419417.

Rao, S. Balachandra. 2000. Indian Astronomy: An Introduction. Hyderabad etc.: Universities Press.

Rao, S. Balachandra. 2015. Indian Astronomy: Concepts and Procedures. Mumbai: Nehru Centre. (" an inclusive and more comprehensive sequel to my earlier titles")

perhaps more via worldcat.

Best,
Dominik

On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 at 11:02, James Hegarty via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,

I am trying to find my way into this unfamiliar field and would appreciate any suggestions (of primary or secondary sources).

Greetings from a somewhat wet Wales.

Best,

James Hegarty
Cardiff University

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