Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology, and the New Age MovementAshgate, 2012 - 254 من الصفحات This book explores an area of contemporary religion, spirituality and popular culture which has not so far been investigated in depth, the phenomenon of astrology in the modern west. Locating modern astrology historically and sociologically in its religious, New Age and millenarian contexts, Nicholas Campion considers astrology's relation to modernity and draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with leading modern astrologers to present an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the origins and nature of New Age ideology. This book challenges the notion that astrology is either 'marginal' or a feature of postmodernism. Concluding that astrology is more popular than the usual figures suggest, Campion argues that modern astrology is largely shaped by New Age thought, influenced by the European Millenarian tradition, that it can be seen as an heir to classical Gnosticism and is part of the vernacular religion of the modern west. |
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... theory holds that significant shifts in human civilisation conform to major movements of the constellations or zodiac signs in relation to the equinox . According to the theory , the next age , the Age of Aquarius , will be inaugurated ...
... theory holds that significant shifts in human civilisation conform to major movements of the constellations or zodiac signs in relation to the equinox . According to the theory , the next age , the Age of Aquarius , will be inaugurated ...
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... theory that the shared origin of all religion lies in worship of the celestial bodies , especially the Sun , which became a model of all male deities and mythical heroes . The third was the use of the apparent shift of the stars caused ...
... theory that the shared origin of all religion lies in worship of the celestial bodies , especially the Sun , which became a model of all male deities and mythical heroes . The third was the use of the apparent shift of the stars caused ...
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... theories which some scientists find unacceptable , on the other . For some religious theorists the supposed rise in belief in astrology can be explained by secularisation theory , the widespread belief that religion in the Western world ...
... theories which some scientists find unacceptable , on the other . For some religious theorists the supposed rise in belief in astrology can be explained by secularisation theory , the widespread belief that religion in the Western world ...
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A MillionDollar Business? | 1 |
The Pursuit of the Millennium | 13 |
The Age of Aquarius | 21 |
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Age astrology Age culture Age discipline Age Movement Age of Aquarius Alan Leo Alice Bailey amongst astrologers answers apocalyptic Aquarian Age argument asked astrological ages Astrological Association Astrological Journal Astrology London astrology's attitudes to astrology behaviour belief in astrology Blavatsky British Astrological cent century Christian affiliation church claimed concerned conference Consciousness contemporary context cosmic cosmology Dane Rudhyar David Spangler definition of astrology divine Esoteric Astrology evidence example figures future human individual interest in astrology Leo's literature MAJMA Michael Michael York millenarian Modern Astrology n/a n/a nature Naylor Neoplatonic Nicholas Campion NORWAC notion Occult opinion Oxford Paranormal Patrick Curry Paul Heelas planets positive postmodern prediction Prophecy psychological astrology question questionnaire readership of horoscope religious affiliation response sample sceptical sense Society sociological spiritual stars Study of Religion suggests sun-sign theory theosophical tradition University Western Astrology York zodiac signs