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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... question 11.3Religious affiliation of Campion respondents (percentages) 11.4Comparison of readership of horoscope columns: author's data compared with other studies (percentages) 11.5 Headline figures for questions on astrology ...
... questions of modernismandmodernity, bothof whichare heir toapocalyptic thought in their beliefthat the 'now' is inherently qualitatively betterthan the past.My specific examination of contemporary beliefin astrology isthen intended ...
... question, Iwill addressfour principal questions concerning astrology's place in modern culture.Firstly, isita New Age discipline and, ifso,whatis itsrelationship withthe Western millenarian andapocalyptic tradition? Secondly, if ...
... question of previous studies. Although astrology is, as hasbeen noted,asubject of considerable journalistic interest, there has beenlittle academic concernwith its contemporary cultural nature and function. Toput it bluntly ...
... question, which I hopewillplay apart in the wider discussion of modern esotericism, new religious movements, New Age culture, alternative spiritualities and questions ofthe nature of secularism andmodernity. 1 Robert Matthews ...
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The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
A Public Survey | |
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