Judicial astrology in theory and practice in later medieval Europe

Title: Judicial astrology in theory and practice in later medieval Europe
Creator: Carey, Hilary M.
Relation: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Vol. 41, Issue 2, p. 90-98
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.04.004
Publisher: Pergamon
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2010
Description: Interrogations and elections were two branches of Arabic judicial astrology made available in Latin translation to readers in western Europe from the twelfth century. Through an analysis of the theory and practice of interrogations and elections, including the writing of the Jewish astrologer Sahl b. Bishr, this essay considers the extent to which judicial astrology was practiced in the medieval west. Consideration is given to historical examples of interrogations and elections mostly from late medieval English manuscripts. These include the work of John Dunstaple (ca. 1390–1453), the musician and astrologer who is known have served at the court of John, duke of Bedford. On the basis of the relatively small number of surviving historical horoscopes, it is argued that the practice of interrogations and elections lagged behind the theory.
Subject: judicial astrology; interrogations; elections; theory
Identifier: uon:6802
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/805149
Identifier: ISSN:1369-8486
Language: eng
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