Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age MovementAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 01/09/2012 - 224 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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... Michael York, who helped steer mein my present direction, as well as all my students and colleaguesin the Sophia Centre. Nicholas Campion Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmologyin Culture, Schoolof Archaeology, HistoryandAnthropology ...
... Michael Dambrun exploredprejudice amongst astrologers.23 There is, though,little consensus amongst current academic work.Inhis literature review of2005,Ivan Kelly concluded that astrology 'offersno valid contribution to understanding ...
... , pp. 906–11. 23Stuart Svensen andKen White, 'AContent Analysis of Horoscopes', Genetic, Social and Psychological Monographs, 12/1 (1995), pp. 7–38; Michael Dambrun,'Belief in Paranormal Determinism as a Source of Prejudice.
... Michael Hill, A Sociologyof Religion (London, 1979), p. 247. 36 Theodore P. Snowand Kenneth R. Brownsberger, Universe: Origins andEvolution (Londonand New York, 1997), p.7. 37Peter Glick and Mark Snyder, 'SelfFulfillingProphecy: The ...
... Michael J. St Clair, Millenarian Movements in Historical Context (New York and London, 1992), pp. 223–337. 27 John Baillie,The Beliefin Progress (London, Glasgow, Toronto, 1951), pp.64–5. 28 J.B. Bury, The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry ...
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The New Age and the Age of Aquarius | |
New Age Astrology | |
Astrology | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
A Public Survey | |
Interviews with Astrologers | |