Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age MovementRoutledge, 15/04/2016 - 264 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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... meanwhile, noted that even in the 1980s there was a substantial lack of empirical social psychological research into counter-cultural religious beliefs.20 This has changed, although not much, mainly due to a few studies of.
... meanwhile, noted that even in the 1980s there was a substantial lack of empirical social psychological research into counter-cultural religious beliefs.20 This has changed, although not much, mainly due to a few studies of.
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... social research by cutting through the polemics which normally dominate public discourse on astrology – whether for or against – and begin to establish a sociological evidence base and context in the history of ideas. 19 Grace Davie ...
... social research by cutting through the polemics which normally dominate public discourse on astrology – whether for or against – and begin to establish a sociological evidence base and context in the history of ideas. 19 Grace Davie ...
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... Social and Psychological Monographs, 12/1 (1995), pp. 7–38; Michael Dambrun, 'Belief in Paranormal Determinism as a Source of Prejudice Towards Disadvantaged Groups: “The Dark Side of Stars”', Social Behaviour and Personality, 32/1 ...
... Social and Psychological Monographs, 12/1 (1995), pp. 7–38; Michael Dambrun, 'Belief in Paranormal Determinism as a Source of Prejudice Towards Disadvantaged Groups: “The Dark Side of Stars”', Social Behaviour and Personality, 32/1 ...
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... social groups, upper, middle and lower class.31 The first, high astrology, is the astrology of the philosophers and theologians, concerned with speculative matters such as whether the theory of celestial influence leaves room for moral ...
... social groups, upper, middle and lower class.31 The first, high astrology, is the astrology of the philosophers and theologians, concerned with speculative matters such as whether the theory of celestial influence leaves room for moral ...
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... social and moral decay in the present, and the utopian anticipation of an imminent future crisis, to be followed by the restoration of paradise.10 Within this scheme there are variations. 'Pre-millennialism', for example, holds that the ...
... social and moral decay in the present, and the utopian anticipation of an imminent future crisis, to be followed by the restoration of paradise.10 Within this scheme there are variations. 'Pre-millennialism', for example, holds that the ...
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The Age of Aquarius | |
The New | |
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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