History of Western Astrology Volume II

The Medieval and Modern Worlds

AvNicholas Campion

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Astrology is a major feature of contemporary popular culture. Recent research indicates that 99% of adults in the modern west know their birth sign. In the modern west astrology thrives as part of our culture despite being a pre-Christian, pre-scientific world-view.Medieval and Renaissance Europe marked the high water mark for astrology. It was a subject of high theological speculation, was used to advise kings and popes, and to arrange any activity from the beginning of battles to the most auspicious time to have one's hair cut.Nicholas Campion examines the foundation of modern astrology in the medieval and Renaissance worlds. Spanning the period between the collapse of classical astrology in the fifth century and the rise of popular astrology on the web in the twentieth, Campion challenges the historical convention that astrology flourished only between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries. Concluding with a discussion of astrology's popularity and appeal in the twenty-first century, Campion asks whether it should be seen as an integral part of modernity or as an element of the post-modern world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-16
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441107497
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation

Utforska kategorier

Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Astrologi inom Ande, kropp och själ

Mer om författaren

Nicholas Campion is Associate Professor in Cosmology and Culture, Principal Lecturer in the Institute of Humanities and Education, and Programme Director of the on-line, distance-learning Master's degree in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.

Recensioner i media

Campion leaves few stones unturned and the large section of notes and the ample bibliography make these two volumes [History of Western Astrology Volume I and II] an excellent starting point for those who wish to dig deeper.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Early Medieval World2. The Twelfth Century Renaissance3. The Thirteenth Century: Magic and Politics4. Medieval Cosmology5. The High Middle Ages 6. The Fifteenth Century: the pagan revival7. Reform and Revolution8. Renaissance Magic 9. The Seventeenth Century: the Last Flowering Decline10. The Newtonian Revolution11. The Esoteric Enlightenment12. The Radical Sky13. The Revival of Horoscopic Astrology14. The Theosophical Enlightenment15. The Psychological Cosmos16. Astrology in Popular Culture17. Science and Scepticism18. Astrology as a Modern Religion19. Astrology and the Post-Modern Condition