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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... Their Own Words: The Astrologers' Universe of Discourse 13 With Their Own Voices: Interviews with Astrologers 14 Conclusion: Modernity and Normality Bibliography Index List of Tables 11.1 Belief in astrology : comparison of.
... Belief in astrology : comparison of strong and moderate , belief and disbelief ( percentages ) 11.2 Belief in astrology : comparison of author's data with other studies , illustrating minimum and maximum figures based on different types ...
... astrology, while some supposedly hard-headed businessmen now support a thriving market in 'financial astrology ... belief; astrology is classified as a form of 'belief' and students and practitioners of it are characterised as ...
... Beliefs : Their Structure and Measurement ' , Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion , 21/2 ( 1982 ) , p . 152 . 21 Marcia Moore , Astrology Today : A Socio - Psychological Survey , Astrological Research Associates Research ...
... Astrology's significance as a model of apocalyptic thought has been acknowledged by New Age writers. David Spangler, understood this well enough when discussing the basis for belief in the coming New Age: 'as the term Age of Aquarius ...
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SunSign Astrology | |
The Survival of Belief in Astrology | |
Astrology Religion and Belief | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
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