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Astrology in literature: how the prohibited became permissible in the Arabic poetry of the mediaeval period [PDF]
, 2008 This thesis is concerned to position the art of astrology within the context of classical Arabic poetry, primarily by investigating and elucidating attitudes to the notion of qadar (fate) and the ideology in which it was embedded.
Al Abbasi, Abeer Abdullah A
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Hellenistic astrology as a case study of 'cultural translation' [PDF]
, 2011 This dissertation approaches Hellenistic astrology as a case study for 'Cultural translation' in the Greco-Roman world. 'Cultural translation' denotes here the transition of ideas and knowledge from one culture to another, making them available in the ...
Oll, Moonika
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Shakespeare and the Spheres:the representation of astrology, astronomy and folklore surrounding the moon in King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. [PDF]
, 2011 This paper discusses the representation of astrology, astronomy, and folklore surrounding the moon, in King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest.
Neal, Ian, Currie, Catherine
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Astrology, Fate and Causation [PDF]
, 2016 Some philosophers assert that astrology is a false theory. The simplest way to argue against all astrology is to identify a proposition that any kind of astrology must be committed to and then show that this proposition is false.
Edward, Terence Rajivan
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Encounters with Alcabitius: Reading Arabic Astrology in Premodern Europe [PDF]
, 2017 This project examines the transmission and reception in medieval and early modern Europe of the Introduction to Astrology, written by the tenth-century Arabic author al-Qabīṣī and known to his Latin readers as Alcabitius.
Gaida, Margaret
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The Jewel of Annual Astrology [PDF]
, 2020 The Jewel of Annual Astrology is an encyclopaedic treatise on Tājika or Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology, dealing particularly with the casting an interpretation of anniversary horoscopes.
Gansten, Martin, Daivajña, Balabhadra
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Yuriy Nurdaev, About Mongolian astrology
, 2020 Yuriy talks about Mongolian astrology that Kalmyks have traditionally used to determine auspicious days for various events, including rituals, holidays, building a house, weddings, funerals, going on hunting trips.
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Marketing Astrology: The Magic Touch [PDF]
, 2011 Astrology has been defined in various ways throughout history, starting with the definition of knowledge that appears in Plato’s Theaetetus dialogue in which knowledge is considered to be a “justified true belief”.
Kilic, Hilal; Maltepe University
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Sasanian Astronomy and Astrology in the Contribution of David Pingree
, 2009 This contribution deals with some aspects of Sasanian astronomy and astrology in pahlavi texts, with particular reference to the studies of ...
PANAINO, ANTONIO CLEMENTE DOMENICO
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