The Indian System of Human Marks.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. History and Literature -- Chapter I. Formulations: The System of Human Marks in Jyotiḥśāstra -- Chapter II. Reformulations: The System of Human Marks in the Purāṇas -- Chapter III. Consolidations: The System of Human Marks in the Nibandhas, Kāmaśāstra and Ratiśāstra -- Chapter IV. Assimilations: Independent Treatises on the System of Human Marks: Sāmudrikaśāstra -- Chapter V. Numerology in the Indian System of Human Marks -- Appendix to Chapter V. Texts and Translations -- Part II. Text and Translation -- Chapter I. The System of Human Marks in Jyotiḥśāstra -- Gārgīyajyotiṣa Chapter I Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Gārgīyajyotiṣa Chapter II Śtrīlakṣaṇam -- Bṛhatsaṃhitā 68 (67) Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bṛhatsaṃhitā 70 (69) Strīlakṣaṇam -- Utpala's Samudra Chapter I (Puruṣalakṣaṇam) -- Utpala's Samudra Chapter II (Strīlakṣaṇam) -- Śārdūlakarṇāvadānam (Divyāvadāna 33) -- Chapter II. The System Human of Marks in the Purāṇas -- Agnipurāṇa 243 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Agnipurāṇa 244 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa 2.8 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa 2.9 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.63 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.64 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.65 Narastrīlakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.5 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.24 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.25 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.26 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.27 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.28 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Skandapurāṇa, Kāśīkhaṇḍa 37 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Chapter III. The System of Human Marks in Kāmaśāstra -- Anaṅgaraṅga, Chapter 8 Strīpuruṣasāmānyasāmudrikalakṣaṇam -- Part III. Textual Variants and Philological Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter I. The System of Human Marks in Jyotiḥśāstra -- Gārgīyajyotiṣa Introduction -- Gārgīyajyotiṣa Chapter I Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Gārgīyajyotiṣa Chapter II Śtrīlakṣaṇam.
Bṛhatsaṃhitā Introduction -- Bṛhatsaṃhitā 68 (67) Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bṛhatsaṃhitā 70 (69) Strīlakṣaṇam -- Utpala's Samudra Introduction -- Utpala's Samudra Chapter I (Puruṣalakṣaṇam) -- Utpala's Samudra Chapter II (Strīlakṣaṇam) -- Śārdūlakarṇāvadānam (Divyāvadāna 33) Introduction -- Śārdūlakarṇāvadānam (Divyāvadāna 33) -- Chapter II. The System of Human Marks in the Purāṇas -- Agni- and Viṣṇudharmottara Purāṇas Introduction -- Agnipurāṇa 243 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Agnipurāṇa 244 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa 2.8 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa 2.9 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa Introduction -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.63 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.64 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Garuḍapurāṇa 1.65 Narastrīlakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa Introduction -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.5 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.24 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.25 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.26 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.27 Puruṣalakṣaṇam -- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa 1.28 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Skandapurāṇa Introduction -- Skandapurāṇa, Kāśīkhaṇḍa 37 Strīlakṣaṇam -- Chapter III. The System of Human Marks in Kāmaśāstra -- Anaṅgaraṅga Introduction -- Anaṅgaraṅga, Chapter 8 Strīpuruṣasāmānyasāmudrikalakṣaṇam -- Appendix. List of Male and Female Body Parts -- Bibliography -- Index.
In The Indian System of Human Marks, Zysk offers a literary history of the Indian system of knowledge which details divination by means of the marks on the bodies of both men and women. The history covers from earliest times to modern-day and includes the earliest texts and their translations.
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