Christ Came Forth from India : Georgian Astrological Texts of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries.
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- 9783657705160
- BF1679 .G768 2021
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Cultural Importance of Astrology -- Astrological Typologies -- The Four Subdivisions of Mathematical Astrology -- Major Astrological Systems and Traditions -- Babylonian Astrology -- Hellenistic Astrology -- Indian Astrology -- Persian (Sassanian) Astrology -- Harranian (Sabian) Astrology -- Byzantine Astrology -- Arabian Astrology -- Mediaeval (Western) Astrology -- Astrological Traditions of the Far East -- PART 1 The Manuscripts in Their Historical, Regional, and Cultural Context -- Chapter 1 The Manuscripts in Their Historical Context: The Georgian Silver Age -- Collapse of Georgian Intellectual Institutions -- Roman Catholic Missionary Influence and the Georgian Intellectual Revival -- Erek'le II -- Russian Annexation -- Georgian Contacts with Europe -- Chapter 2 The Manuscripts in Their Regional Context: Indigenous Divinatory and Astrological Traditions of the Caucasus -- Abkhazian Divinatory and Astrological Tradition -- Circassian Divinatory and Astrological Tradition -- Vainakh Divinatory and Astrological Tradition -- Daghestani Divinatory and Astrological Traditions -- Ossetian Divinatory and Astrological Tradition -- Armenian Astrological and Calendrical Tradition -- Kalmyk Astrological Tradition -- Islamic Astrological Traditions in the Caucasus -- Chapter 3 The Manuscripts in Their Cultural Context: The Georgian Divinatory and Astrological Tradition -- Georgian Christian Divinatory Practices -- Georgian Words for the Sun and Moon -- The Georgian Astrological Tradition -- Astrological Ideas Reflected in Georgian Decorative Arts and Archaeology -- Astrological Ideas Reflected in Georgian Religion and Folklore -- Astrological Ideas Reflected in Georgian Literature -- Names of Planets and Planetary Cycles.
The Georgian Koronik'oni and Calendar -- Astrological Analysis of Vepxis T'q'aosani -- Uniquely Georgian Astrological Concepts -- Georgian Astrological Texts -- Influence of Hellenistic and Arabian Astrology -- PART 2 The Georgian Astrological Texts -- Chapter 4 The Beltrano Manuscripts -- Ottavio Beltrano and the Almanacco Perpetuo -- Rutilio Benincasa, the Magus of Calabria -- Contents of Benincasa's Almanac -- Contents of Beltrano's Almanac -- Editions of the Almanacco Perpetuo -- The Italian Missionaries and Their Books -- Georgian Versions of the Almanacco Perpetuo -- Continued Dissemination of the Georgian Beltrano Text -- An Armenian Version of the Almanacco Perpetuo -- The Georgian Beltrano Text in 31 Chapters -- The Opening Chapter of the Beltrano Text (Q-867, folios 1r-5r) -- Rodrigo de Arriaga -- The Dimensions of the Planets and Their Spheres -- Chapter 2: The Rulership of the Planets Over Those who are Born (Q-867, folios 5r-9v) -- Chapter 3: The Planets -- and How We May Find Out from a Man's Hand His Deeds (and) Events (Q-867, folios 9v-13v) -- Chapters 4-6: A Treatise on Physiognomy (Q-867, folios 13v-19r) -- Chapter 7: Knowledge of Bad Weather and Good Weather (Q-867, folios 19r-21v) -- Chapter 8: The Profit and Loss of the Moon on Those who are Born (Q-867, folios 21v-22v) -- Chapters 9-11: Three Lunaria (Q-867, folios 22v-29v) -- Chapter 12: Of the Eclipse of the Sun and Moon (Q-867, folios 30r-31v) -- Chapter 13: The Year, Month, Week, and Hour of the Eclipse of the Sun and Moon (Q-867, folios 31r-35r) -- Chapter 14: Knowledge of the Zodiac, which is the Belt that is Burned [35v-39r] -- Chapter 15: Knowledge of the Heaven of the Fixed Stars [39r-43v] -- Chapter 16: Here He Gives Us an Account of the Planets and Signs [43v-56v] -- Chapter 17: Knowledge of the Signs, of the Stars, and of the Stars' Names (Q-867, folios 56v-57v).
Chapter 18: In What Way the Sun Enters the Signs (Q-867, folios 57v-59r) -- Chapter 19: The Favorableness of the 12 Houses, and How Their Rulership is Assigned (Q-867, folios 59r-60r) -- Chapter 20: Knowledge Beforehand by Planet and by Signs, Which Planet Rules over the Year, or What the Sign will be That Year, (and) What the Indication will be, Profit or Calamity (Q-867, folios 60v-74r) -- Chapter 21: Birth and Waning of the Moon, and How it Signifies the Abundance or Dearth of the Harvest [74v-75v] -- Chapter 22: Knowledge of the Character of the Planets, and How They are Appointed to their Rulership [75v-76v] -- Chapter 23: Of Every Month and of Every Day Perpetually, and What Month or What Day it Enters Which Sign and What its Character Signifies on each Day [76v-81v] -- Chapter 24: Knowledge Beforehand of the Changing of the Weather from the Planets [82r-84r] -- Chapter 25: Knowledge Beforehand of Change in the Weather [84r-85r] -- Chapter 26: Knowledge of the Character of the Signs [85v-90v] -- Chapter 27: The Signs Which Rule over the Earth, or Why They Are Twelve [90v-92r] -- Chapter 28: From the Beginning of Humankind, and On Which Day of the Moon They Were Born [92r-96r] -- Chapter 29: What Period the Planets Rule over Mankind (Q-867, folios 96r-97v) -- Chapter 30: In What Order and by What Name the Signs Are Arranged (Q-867, folios 98r-99v) -- Chapter 31: Perpetual Knowledge from the Moon of a Sign and its Character (Q-867, folios 99v-126v) -- MS H-1656, an Alternate Version of the Beltrano Text -- MS 10/2009, a Georgian Manuscript from Armenia -- Later Recensions of the Beltrano Text (18th and 19th Centuries) -- Three Versions of the Beltrano Text -- Chapter 5 Mcire K'urtxevani (A-620): Brontologia, Seismologia, and other Divinatory Texts -- The Brontologium (A-620, folios 106r-110v) -- Components of the A-620 Brontologium.
Eclipse Omina -- Haloölogia (ἁλωολόγια): Haloes around the Sun and Moon -- Iridologia (ἰριδολόγια): Occurrence of Rainbows -- Brontologia (βροντολόγια -- tonitrualia) -- Thunder Divination in the Ancient Near East -- Thunder Divination among the Romans -- Etruscan Thunder Divination -- Hellenistic Brontologia -- Thunder and Lightning in the Caucasus -- A Georgian Brontologium (H-503, folios 1r-23r) -- Seismologia -- Chapter 6 The Writings of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani and Vakht'ang VI -- Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani -- King Vakht'ang VI of Kartli -- Kmnulebis Codnis C'igni [Book of Knowledge of Creation] -- Vakht'ang VI's Adaptations of Eastern Texts -- Alchemical Manuscripts of Vakht'ang VI -- List of the Astronomical and Astrological Works Associated with Vakht'ang VI -- Astrological Manuscripts of Vakht'ang VI -- The Breadth of the King's Interests (MS Q-884) -- Targmani da gamocxadebani (MS Q-884:1) -- Collaboration of Italian Speakers -- Vakht'ang VI and the Almanacco Perpetuo -- Vakhusht'i Bat'onishvili -- Catholicos Anton I and Baumeister's Institutiones Metaphysicae -- Chapter 7 Saet'lo da Samtvario (H-503) -- Physical Description of MS H-503 -- Language of MS H-503 -- Provenance and Authorship of MS H-503 -- Contents of MS H-503 -- The Zodiologium Genre -- Chapter 8 Science of the Sun and Moon [S-5237]: Astrometeorology -- Physical Description of MS S-5237 -- Language of MS S-5237 -- Provenance and Authorship of MS S-5237 -- Contents of MS S-5237 -- Astrometeorology (folios 1r-4v) -- Descriptions of the Seven Planets (folios 5r-6v) -- Astrological Concepts Presented in MS S-5237 -- Planetary Orders -- Planetary Temperaments -- Planetary Cycles -- A Mysterious Passage About the Sun (folios 3r-3v) -- A Process of Textual Transmission -- PART 3 Georgian Astrology in Depth -- Chapter 9 The Georgian Lunaria in Their Astrological Context.
Lunaria (σεληνοδρόμια) and their Antecedents -- Ancient Near Eastern Antecedents -- Greco-Roman Agricultural Treatises and Moon-Lore -- Early Greek Lunaria -- Lunaria as Non-Technical Astrology -- Early Latin Lunaria -- Medical Lunaria -- Reconstruction of the Latin Urtext -- Later Greek Lunaria -- Lunar Days and Lunar Mansions -- General and Specialized Lunaria -- Organization of Lunaria -- Georgian Lunaria -- Comparative Analysis of Six Georgian Lunaria -- A Common Source? -- Moon-Phase Illustrations -- A Simple Medical Lunarium (H-503, folios 92r-94r) -- Three Lunaria from MS Q-867 -- Components of the Georgian Lunaria -- Comparison of Western and Georgian Lunaria -- Byzantine Influence -- ONIROCRITICA (ὀνειροκρίτικα -- somnialia) -- Ancient Dream-Interpretation Texts -- Artemidorus and His Influence -- Dream Interpretation and Astrology -- Two Modes of Dream Interpretation -- Hemerologia -- Gooseflesh and Rabbit Meat -- Descriptive Catalogue of Lunaria [Appendix D] -- Chapter 10 The Stella Ophiomimeta (ὀφιομίμητος ἀστήρ) and the Sphere of Comets -- An Astrological Concept of Eastern Origin -- The Stella Ophiomimeta in Persian Astrology -- The Stella Ophiomimeta in Turkish Astrology -- Old Uyghur Origin of the Stella Ophiomimeta -- The Pax Turcica and the Silk Road -- Transmission of Astrological Material via the Silk Road -- Mongolian Parallels to the Stella Ophiomimeta -- References to the Stella Ophiomimeta in European Astrology -- The Stella Ophiomimeta in Byzantine Astrological Manuscripts -- Western European Parallels to the Stella Ophiomimeta -- The Stella Ophiomimeta among the Slavs -- The Stella Ophiomimeta and the Dodecaeteris -- The Stella Ophiomimeta as Primum Mobile -- The Étoile Octaèdre of Vainakh Astrology -- Possible Routes of Transmission from Eastern Turkistanto the Caucasus -- Decans, Decads, and Pentads -- Cometologia.
A Georgian Cometologium.
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