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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It may be considered, depending on the definition of all these words, to be magic, divination, a psychological tool, a religion, an art or a science; it may be a matter of studying the supposed relationships between celestial and ...
It may be considered, depending on the definition of all these words, to be magic, divination, a psychological tool, a religion, an art or a science; it may be a matter of studying the supposed relationships between celestial and ...
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What is at issue, though, is astrology's character. On this, opinions diverge. It is widely considered to be a feature of the Western esoteric tradition, a New Age belief or practice, paranormal or an 'alternative religion' ...
What is at issue, though, is astrology's character. On this, opinions diverge. It is widely considered to be a feature of the Western esoteric tradition, a New Age belief or practice, paranormal or an 'alternative religion' ...
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Looking at the context within which astrology thrives, Hess considers the New Age movement as a whole to be ... in spite of the Enlightenment and scientific revolution, or whether it may be considered a natural part of the modern world.
Looking at the context within which astrology thrives, Hess considers the New Age movement as a whole to be ... in spite of the Enlightenment and scientific revolution, or whether it may be considered a natural part of the modern world.
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In scriptural cosmology normal astronomical order expressed through the cycles of Sun and Moon was considered benign, and unpredictable events in the sky therefore warned of interruptions in the normal political and social order.
In scriptural cosmology normal astronomical order expressed through the cycles of Sun and Moon was considered benign, and unpredictable events in the sky therefore warned of interruptions in the normal political and social order.
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... there is an optimistic assumption that the condition of the world must necessarily and gradually improve.29 In the 1940s R.G. Collingwood, considering what he saw as the recent revival of this model, identified three forms of.
... there is an optimistic assumption that the condition of the world must necessarily and gradually improve.29 In the 1940s R.G. Collingwood, considering what he saw as the recent revival of this model, identified three forms of.
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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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