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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My argument is that the quest for meaning is a universal human attribute and that in most, if not all, cultures, there is a predisposition to find meaning in the sky. To cite the French philosopher Bruno Latour, 'No one has ever heard ...
My argument is that the quest for meaning is a universal human attribute and that in most, if not all, cultures, there is a predisposition to find meaning in the sky. To cite the French philosopher Bruno Latour, 'No one has ever heard ...
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From the Greek word eschaton, the end, we derive the term 'eschatology', which literally means the study of ends, but is also used to imply actual belief in the end of the world.
From the Greek word eschaton, the end, we derive the term 'eschatology', which literally means the study of ends, but is also used to imply actual belief in the end of the world.
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On the other, the predictable, orderly sequence of planetary patterns understood in classical cosmology allowed corresponding events to be forecast hundreds of years in advance. Order and disorder vied as two contrasting means of using ...
On the other, the predictable, orderly sequence of planetary patterns understood in classical cosmology allowed corresponding events to be forecast hundreds of years in advance. Order and disorder vied as two contrasting means of using ...
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Hilary Carey suggested a similar conclusion.32 Citing Malinowski's theory that one of magic's primary functions is to provide a means of influencing forces and events normally outside human control, she raised the question as to whether ...
Hilary Carey suggested a similar conclusion.32 Citing Malinowski's theory that one of magic's primary functions is to provide a means of influencing forces and events normally outside human control, she raised the question as to whether ...
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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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