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. |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 97
... of the presumed relationship between the celestial bodies and eventson earth – hasmillions offans, a number of vociferous ... ofthe stars, isareligion, nothing more, nothingless. Acceptance of Introduction: A MillionDollar Business?
Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement Dr Nicholas Campion. occult influence ofthe stars, isareligion, nothing ... of the recent history and present status of esotericideas, occult practices and alternative spiritualities ...
... of the extentof beliefin astrology which, aswe shall see,isa somewhat complex question, Iwill addressfour principal ... ofthe work is historiographical andI devotea great deal ofattention todissecting the literature to dateon the ...
... of the Western magicaltradition in preHellenistic Egypt. Itis engagedin apolemical struggle with religious ... ofThe Sunday Telegraph,wrotethat Astrologyhasgrownto be a huge worldwide business...It seems thatno sectorofsociety ...
... ofthe universe has been proven false, astrology continues with hardly a wobble.38 Silberwas following a Tylorian agenda,one which is thoroughly discredited amongsthistoriansand debunkedby anthropologists. Itwas the nineteenthcentury ...
المحتوى
The New Age and the Age of Aquarius | |
New Age Astrology | |
Astrology | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
A Public Survey | |
Interviews with Astrologers | |