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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... practices and philosophical context have tended to fall prey to the legacy of the self-defined Enlightenment struggle against superstition, and it has too often been condemned or dismissed, rather than subjected to systematic ...
... practices and philosophical context have tended to fall prey to the legacy of the self-defined Enlightenment struggle against superstition, and it has too often been condemned or dismissed, rather than subjected to systematic ...
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... practice of the presumed relationship between the celestial bodies and events on earth – has millions of fans , a ... practices and techniques around the world that some scholars prefer to talk of ' astrologies ' than ' astrology ...
... practice of the presumed relationship between the celestial bodies and events on earth – has millions of fans , a ... practices and techniques around the world that some scholars prefer to talk of ' astrologies ' than ' astrology ...
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... practices and alternative spiritualities , that potent cultural matrix which alarms evangelical Christians , disturbs sceptical scientists and perplexes many sociologists . As my title suggests , I am concerned with whether astrology is ...
... practices and alternative spiritualities , that potent cultural matrix which alarms evangelical Christians , disturbs sceptical scientists and perplexes many sociologists . As my title suggests , I am concerned with whether astrology is ...
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... practice, paranormal or an 'alternative religion', is seen as a potential contributor to the decline of the mainstream churches in Britain, is regarded as worthy of comment by the cosmologist Stephen Hawking and, even though its ...
... practice, paranormal or an 'alternative religion', is seen as a potential contributor to the decline of the mainstream churches in Britain, is regarded as worthy of comment by the cosmologist Stephen Hawking and, even though its ...
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... practice according to the knowledge of the S astrologer , from detailed and sophisticated to simple and crude , as did al - Qabii in the mid - tenth century.30 I have also adopted Patrick Curry's hierarchical model of three forms of ...
... practice according to the knowledge of the S astrologer , from detailed and sophisticated to simple and crude , as did al - Qabii in the mid - tenth century.30 I have also adopted Patrick Curry's hierarchical model of three forms of ...
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The New Age and the Age of Aquarius | |
New Age Astrology | |
Astrology Religion and Belief | |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | |
Belief in Astrology | |
The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | |
With Their Own Voices | |
Modernity and Normality | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Age astrology Age culture Age Movement Age of Aquarius Alan Leo Alice Alice Bailey amongst astrologers answers apocalyptic Aquarian Age argued Astrological Association Astrological Journal Astrology London astrology's Bailey behaviour belief in astrology Blavatsky British Astrological Cambridge cent century church claimed conference Consciousness contemporary context cosmic cosmology Dane Rudhyar David Spangler definition of astrology divine Esoteric Astrology evidence example figures future Gallup Poll History horoscope columns Howard Sasportas human individual Leo's literature Magic MAJMA Michael Michael York millenarian Modern Astrology Naylor Nicholas Campion notion Occult Oken opinion Oxford Paranormal Patrick Curry Paul Heelas planets popular culture postmodern prediction Prophecy psychological astrology question questionnaire read horoscope readership of horoscope religious affiliation response Robert sample sceptical Scientific Study sense Skeptical Inquirer Society Sociology spiritual stars Study of Religion suggests sun-sign theory theosophical tradition University Press Western Astrology York