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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... require practical action . Such is the variety of astrological theories , practices and techniques around the world that some scholars prefer to talk of ' astrologies ' than ' astrology'.3 In the view of much of the academic literature in.
... theory of celestial influence leaves room for moral choice . The second , middling astrology , is characterised by the casting and interpretation of horoscopes , a practice requiring a considerable level of literary study and ...
... theories were worked out when people believed the earth was the center of the universe and that seven planets revolved around it : the Moon , Mercury , Venus , the ... theory have any validity, this leads us to questions of modernism.
... formed a part of Gnostic , Jewish and Christian historical theory , and all partook of a common tradition which was shared with the Greek - speaking world.8 Even though they may have specific connotations, and some argue.
... Theories which assume a purpose in history tend to be bound up with concepts of order in nature and the cosmos . From this simple assumption it follows that , if this order can be understood , history's purpose will become clear and ...
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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 | |