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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Most commentary on the subject, whether by academics or journalists, consults neither astrologers, northeir literature, clients or readers. Both practitioners and users have often been condemned as socially marginal or psychologically ...
Most commentary on the subject, whether by academics or journalists, consults neither astrologers, northeir literature, clients or readers. Both practitioners and users have often been condemned as socially marginal or psychologically ...
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... the work is historiographical and I devote a great deal of attention to dissecting the literature to date on the origins of modern New Age and astrological culture. My fieldwork is tentative and preliminary and far from conclusive.
... the work is historiographical and I devote a great deal of attention to dissecting the literature to date on the origins of modern New Age and astrological culture. My fieldwork is tentative and preliminary and far from conclusive.
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The literature on cultural studies has steered clear of it, largely because it avoids anything which it believes belongs under an existing discipline, such as religious studies; I am grateful to my colleague Sean Cubitt, Professor of ...
The literature on cultural studies has steered clear of it, largely because it avoids anything which it believes belongs under an existing discipline, such as religious studies; I am grateful to my colleague Sean Cubitt, Professor of ...
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This is a goal which I have tried to achieve through surveying the literature with an open mind, reporting on claims and assertions without personal judgement, and through semi-structured interviews. On the grounds that practising ...
This is a goal which I have tried to achieve through surveying the literature with an open mind, reporting on claims and assertions without personal judgement, and through semi-structured interviews. On the grounds that practising ...
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Within the academic literature Marcello Truzzi attempted to initiate a discussion of astrology in popular culture in 1975, but his challenge was ignored.22 Aside from those writers who were concerned with testing astrology's claims, ...
Within the academic literature Marcello Truzzi attempted to initiate a discussion of astrology in popular culture in 1975, but his challenge was ignored.22 Aside from those writers who were concerned with testing astrology's claims, ...
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| 1 | |
The Pursuit of the Millennium | 13 |
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
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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) | 1317177797, 9781317177791 |
| عدد الصفحات | 264 من الصفحات |
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