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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... of astrology (2) 12.7 Attitudes to astrology (1) 12.8 Attitudes to astrology (2) 12.9 The New Age and the Age of Aquarius 12.10 Belief in the beginning of the New Age Preface and Acknowledgements Astrology is a familiar feature of modern.
... of the academic literature in the area, astrology, usually, problematically, defined as the belief in the occult influence of the stars, is a religion, nothing more, nothing less. Acceptance of astrology's claims is widespread and ...
... of science students subscribed to some aspects of astrology, while some supposedly hard-headed businessmen now support a thriving market in 'financial astrology' ... Astrology supplements have been known to increase newspaper ...
... of astrology tend to concentrate on the veracity of astrology's claims and assume an a priori hostile position in which astrology represents either scientific ignorance or religious error, compared to just a few examples of general ...
... astrology requires the presence of the astrologer . Whichever version of astrology we are discussing , the form with which we are concerned in this book is judicial . 31 We can also classify astrological practice according to the knowledge ...
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SunSign Astrology | |
The Survival of Belief in Astrology | |
Astrology Religion and Belief | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
A Public Survey | |
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The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | |
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Interviews with Astrologers | |
Modernity and Normality | |