Some Early Authorities Cited by Tajika Authors
(2012) In Indo-Iranian Journal 55(4). p.307-319- Abstract
- In comparison with the spread of Perso-Arabic astrological traditions into medieval Europe, the Indian reception of the same knowledge systems, known in Sanskrit as tajika-'sastra, has received little scholarly attention.. e present article attempts to shed some light on the history of the transmission of tajika-'sastra by examining the statements of Sanskrit authors about their earliest non-Indian sources. In particular, the identities of five traditionally cited authorities-Yavana, Khindhi, Hillaja, Khattakhutta and Romaka-are discussed on the basis of text-internal, historical and linguistic evidence.
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- author
- Gansten, Martin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- tajika, astrology, jyotisa, jyotihsastra, Hayanaratna, Samarasimha
- in
- Indo-Iranian Journal
- volume
- 55
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 307 - 319
- publisher
- Springer
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- wos:000325660200001
- scopus:84868518180
- ISSN
- 1572-8536
- DOI
- 10.1163/001972412X620385
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
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