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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... Stars: Astrology, Religion and Belief 10 Superstitious Times: The Extent of Belief in Astrology 11Beliefin Astrology: A Public Survey 12In Their OwnWords: The Astrologers' Universe of Discourse 13 With Their Own Voices: Interviews with ...
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Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement Dr Nicholas Campion. occult influence ofthe stars, isareligion, nothing more, nothingless. Acceptance of astrology's claims is widespread and,according to Gallup poll data, about 25per ...
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... Stars Above: Adventures in Modern Astrology (London, 2000). 17T.J.Gaynard, 'Young Peopleand the Paranormal', Journal of the Society forPsychical Research, 58/826 (1992),p.179. 18 NinianSmart, ThePhenomenon of Religion (London, 1973), p ...