Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age MovementThis 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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DOI: 10.4324/9781315568188-1 Astrology has grown to be a huge worldwide business ... It seems that no sector of society is immune to its attraction.1 1 Robert Matthews, 'Astrologers fail to predict proof they are wrong', ...
DOI: 10.4324/9781315568188-1 Astrology has grown to be a huge worldwide business ... It seems that no sector of society is immune to its attraction.1 1 Robert Matthews, 'Astrologers fail to predict proof they are wrong', ...
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We should put this apparently rather large figure into perspective; the adult population of the UK in 2008 was approximately 48 million, 12 million of whom believed in astrology, 11 million more than attended a church service ...
We should put this apparently rather large figure into perspective; the adult population of the UK in 2008 was approximately 48 million, 12 million of whom believed in astrology, 11 million more than attended a church service ...
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The cosmology under examination is astrology, especially in its assumption that great historical changes coincide with ... complex question, I will address four principal questions concerning astrology's place in modern culture.
The cosmology under examination is astrology, especially in its assumption that great historical changes coincide with ... complex question, I will address four principal questions concerning astrology's place in modern culture.
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Moreover, press stories on astrology generally create the impression that it is a multimillion-pound industry. For example, in August 2003, Robert Matthews, science correspondence of The Sunday Telegraph, wrote that 9 Richard Dawkins, ...
Moreover, press stories on astrology generally create the impression that it is a multimillion-pound industry. For example, in August 2003, Robert Matthews, science correspondence of The Sunday Telegraph, wrote that 9 Richard Dawkins, ...
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Although astrology is, as has been noted, a subject of considerable journalistic interest, there has been little academic concern with its contemporary cultural nature and function. To put it bluntly, most academics have shunned it.
Although astrology is, as has been noted, a subject of considerable journalistic interest, there has been little academic concern with its contemporary cultural nature and function. To put it bluntly, most academics have shunned it.
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The New Age and the Age of Aquarius | |
New Age Astrology | |
SunSign Astrology | |
The Survival of Belief in Astrology | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
Belief in Astrology | |
The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | |
With Their Own Voices | |
Modernity and Normality | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
Astrology Religion and Belief | |
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| العنوان | Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement |
| المؤلف | Nicholas Campion |
| الإصدار | معاد طباعته |
| الناشر | Routledge, 2016 |
| رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب) | 1317177789, 9781317177784 |
| عدد الصفحات | 264 من الصفحات |
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