Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age MovementAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 01/09/2012 - 224 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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... beliefin astrology which, aswe shall see,isa somewhat complex question, Iwill addressfour principal questions concerning astrology's place in modern culture.Firstly, isita New Age discipline and, ifso,whatis itsrelationship withthe ...
... belief in astrology ... remains as prevalent today asever, despitethe lackof scientific evidence for such beliefs'.37 A typical view was expressed by John Silber, President ofBoston University. He arguedthat Astrologyis in facta bizarre ...
... Believe? (Oxford, 2006); Nicholas Campion, Astrology and Cosmologyin theWorld's Religions (New York, 2012);Nicholas Campion and Liz Greene, Astrologies: Plurality and Diversity (Lampeter, 2011). 4 The population ofthe UKin 2008 was just ...
... ), pp. 906–11. 23Stuart Svensen andKen White, 'AContent Analysis of Horoscopes', Genetic, Social and Psychological Monographs, 12/1 (1995), pp. 7–38; Michael Dambrun,'Belief in Paranormal Determinism as a Source of Prejudice.
... Belief in Paranormal Determinism as a Source of Prejudice Towards Disadvantaged Groups:“The DarkSide of Stars”', Social BehaviourandPersonality,32/1(2004),pp.627–36. 24 Ivan W. Kelly, 'The Concepts of Modern Astrology: A Critique', at ...