In India, astrology is not merely a method of divination, but an integral part of its religious and cultural traditions. The book explores the interrelatedness of astrology, art and religion. In the beginning it deals with the foundations of Hindu astrology and its rich symbolism. It then goes on to describe the various representations of astral symbols in the traditional arts of sculpture and painting. Finally, the book shows how artistic representations of astral deities such as planets and stars are used in ritual and worship.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Sivapriyananda
The author, Swami Sivapriyananda, was born in 1939 into a royal family of a princely state in Gujarat. He studied Sanskrit and Pali at graduate and postgraduate levels at Pune University. He also studied for the traditional 'Kavya-tirtha' of the Bengal Sanskrit Association, Calcutta. After this, he went to England for postgraduate study in Archaeology at the London University. He took sannyasa at Rishikesh in 1974 and since then has visited many ashramas, saints and centres of traditional learning in search of material on forgotten and neglected aspects of Indian religion and culture. At present, he is working on the philosophy of the Nathas and on the traditional of erotic mysticism in India.
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