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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... An Evolutionary Paradox: The Survival of Belief in Astrology 9 Salvation and the Stars: Astrology, Religion and Belief 10 Superstitious Times: The Extent of Belief in Astrology 11 Belief in Astrology: A Public Survey 12 In Their.
... Survey 12 In 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 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 of question 11.3 Religious affiliation of Campion ...
... belief in the occult influence of the stars, is a religion, nothing more, nothing less. Acceptance of astrology's claims is widespread and, according to Gallup poll data, about 25 per cent of the adult populations of the UK, the US and ...
... with astronomical movements, and the implications of this for individual lives. Being concerned with the nature of supposed belief in astrology within a wider context of the history of ideas, I will deal with both millenarianism and the.
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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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The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | |
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Interviews with Astrologers | |
Modernity and Normality | |