The Indian system of human marks
Subtitle: with editions, translations and annotations
By: by Kenneth G. Zysk
Series: Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series -- volume 15
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004299726; 9789004305878; 9789004305885; 9789004299825
Subjects: Religious aspects; Human body; Omens; Divination; History
Description: "Offers a litterary history of the Indian system of knowledge, which details divination by means of the marks on the bodies of both men and women. In addition to a historical analysis, the work includes texts and translations of the earliest treatises in Sanskrit."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.