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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... ; Bryan Wilson , Contemporary Transformations of Religion ( Oxford , 1979 ) , p . 3 . empirical social psychological research into counter - cultural religious beliefs.20 6 Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West.
... ; Bryan Wilson , Contemporary Transformations of Religion ( Oxford , 1979 ) , p . 3 . empirical social psychological research into counter - cultural religious beliefs.20 6 Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West.
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... Social Research ( London and New York , 2001 ) , pp . 4-5 . 28 Isidore of Seville , The Etymologies , trans . Stephen A. Barney , W.J. Lewis , J.A. Beach and Oliver Berghof ( Cambridge , 2007 ) , III.xxvii , p . 99 ; Nicholas Campion ...
... Social Research ( London and New York , 2001 ) , pp . 4-5 . 28 Isidore of Seville , The Etymologies , trans . Stephen A. Barney , W.J. Lewis , J.A. Beach and Oliver Berghof ( Cambridge , 2007 ) , III.xxvii , p . 99 ; Nicholas Campion ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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