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 intention is to place the discussion of astrology's modern status in a context which is wide enough to allow a ... The evidence of opinion polls suggests that public interest in astrology is similar in, say, Germany and France, ...
My intention is to place the discussion of astrology's modern status in a context which is wide enough to allow a ... The evidence of opinion polls suggests that public interest in astrology is similar in, say, Germany and France, ...
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My study originally arose from my observation that much of the public discourse on astrology is dominated by the ... Although astrology is, as has been noted, a subject of considerable journalistic interest, there has been little ...
My study originally arose from my observation that much of the public discourse on astrology is dominated by the ... Although astrology is, as has been noted, a subject of considerable journalistic interest, there has been little ...
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There is therefore still no wide-ranging work which examines astrology's cultural locus and which may also be classed as academic or rigorous. My own research was conducted mainly between 1999 and 2003. My interest is with astrology's ...
There is therefore still no wide-ranging work which examines astrology's cultural locus and which may also be classed as academic or rigorous. My own research was conducted mainly between 1999 and 2003. My interest is with astrology's ...
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In particular, I am interested in the problem of origins, in this case of the New Age movement and of contemporary astrology as a language of zodiac signs, personality and psychological potential. While the foundation of my study is ...
In particular, I am interested in the problem of origins, in this case of the New Age movement and of contemporary astrology as a language of zodiac signs, personality and psychological potential. While the foundation of my study is ...
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As Michael Hill wrote, interest in astrology seemed to be considerable 'even in the most technologically advanced areas of Western society',35 while the astronomers Snow and Brownsberger wrote that 'even today' some people have faith in ...
As Michael Hill wrote, interest in astrology seemed to be considerable 'even in the most technologically advanced areas of Western society',35 while the astronomers Snow and Brownsberger wrote that 'even today' some people have faith in ...
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The Age of Aquarius | 21 |
The New Age | 29 |
The New Age and the Age of Aquarius | 41 |
New Age Astrology | 51 |
SunSign Astrology | 69 |
The Survival of Belief in Astrology | 85 |
The Extent of Belief in Astrology | 127 |
A Public Survey | 145 |
The Astrologers Universe of Discourse | 167 |
Interviews with Astrologers | 187 |
Modernity and Normality | 203 |
Bibliography | 219 |
Index | 247 |
Astrology Religion and Belief | 115 |
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Age astrology Age culture Age discipline Age Movement Age of Aquarius Alan Leo Alice Bailey amongst astrologers answers apocalyptic Aquarian Age argument asked astrological ages Astrological Association Astrological Journal Astrology London astrology’s attitudes to astrology behaviour belief in astrology Blavatsky Blavatsky’s British Astrological cent century Christian affiliation church claimed concerned conference Consciousness contemporary context cosmic cosmology Dane Rudhyar David Spangler definition of astrology divine Esoteric Astrology evidence example figures future human individual interest in astrology Leo’s literature MAJMA Michael Michael York millenarian Modern Astrology nature Naylor Neoplatonic Nicholas Campion NORWAC notion Occult one’s opinion Oxford Paranormal Patrick Curry Paul Heelas planets positive postmodern prediction Prophecy psychological astrology question questionnaire readership of horoscope reincarnation religious affiliation response sample sceptical sense Society Sociology spiritual stars Study of Religion suggests sun-sign theory theosophical tradition University Western Astrology York zodiac signs