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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... 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.
... individual being, via his experience of the loving spirit.27 The discussion remains a live one amongst astrologers. On 5 December 2009 astrologer Erin Sullivan presented a day-long seminar as a part of the Robert Bateman 'Green Learning ...
... individuals whose purpose was to bring the New Age into being . In 1937 Bailey had discussed the importance of the creation of groups in order to bring God's plan into being , and help inaugurate what she called ' the New Age , the Age ...
... individuals ... In them is vested a spirit of construction ; they are the builders of the new age ... They are disciples of the Christ , working consciously and frequently unconsciously for His reappearance.22 Bailey estimated in 1951 ...
... individuals have a far greater level of commitment than others, as Steven Sutcliffe correctly recognised.33 First, there are the small groups of individuals who are well organised, believe that the New Age is coming and that, by their ...
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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 | |
percentages | |
The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | |
compared with Moore 1960 | |
Interviews with Astrologers | |
Modernity and Normality | |