Astrology, Its History and Influence in the Western World
Author : Ellen McCaffery
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Astrology
ISBN :
Astrology: Its History and Influence in the Western World
Author : Ellen McCaffery
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2008-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781436703291
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
A History of Western Astrology
Author : S. J. Tester
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780851152554
Book Description
Superb general account.' Times Literary Supplement The story of the history of Western astrology begins with the philosophers of Greece in the 5th century BC. To the magic and stargazing of Egypt the Greeks added numerology, geometryand rational thought. The philosophy of Plato and later of the Stoics made astrology respectable, and by the time Ptolemy wrote his textbook the Tetrabiblos, in the second century AD, the main lines of astrological practice as it is known today had already been laid down. In future centuries astrology shifted to Islam only to return to the West in medieval times where it flourished until the shift of ideas during the Renaissance.
A History of Western Astrology Volume II
Author : Nicholas Campion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1441107495
Book Description
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.
Astrology
Author : Peter Whitfield
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
The idea that the destiny of mankind is somehow linked to the stars goes back over 2500 years. A powerful force in the intellectual life of Greece and Rome, astrology was condemned to near-extinction by the rise of Christianity, but was reawakened in the Middle Ages and come to permeate philosophy, literature and art. Always liable to be debased and manipulated, the principles of astrology were nevertheless for many centuries an accepted facet of religious and scientific thought and daily life.
The Influence of the Stars: A book of old world lore
Author : Rosa Baughan
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
This book is a monograph on astrology, containing the results of years of research. Among all disciplines that have attracted the attention of the world at any time, there is no one older than astrology. But until recently, this generation never seemed to care about the basis for this belief to be supported for so many years. In the past ten years—perhaps as a response to our long-repressed realism—a new interest in these old-world beliefs has emerged, and this book was written to satisfy this interest.
A History of Western Astrology Volume I
Author : Nicholas Campion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1441199748
Book Description
Astrology and Western Society from the First World War to Covid-19
Author : William Burns
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 21,5 MB
Release : 2023-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 3031404866
Book Description
This book gathers contributions on the topic of astrology in the West during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from 1914–2022. It is the first collection exclusively devoted to a period that has been mostly neglected by historians of astrology, who have mostly devoted themselves to the ancient, medieval and early modern periods. Uninterested in vindicating or debunking astrology, contributors consider its cultural impact, its relation to historical events, and the ways in which it has changed in the last century. The broad range of subjects on modern Europe and the US include the relation of astrology with indigenous thought, interwar Polish astrology, and the relation of American astrologers to COVID. A bibliography of studies of modern astrology on a global basis is also included. This collection is a thoughtful contribution to the history of astrology and the sociology of belief as well as carrying significant implications for twentieth and twenty-first century history broadly.
Horoscopes and Public Spheres
Author : Günther Oestmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110925125
Book Description
This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of horoscopes in public discourse. The volume's three parts address the use of imperial horoscopes in late antiquity, the transformation of doctrines and rhetorics in Islamic medieval contexts, and the important status of astrology in early modern Europe. The combination of in-depth historical studies and methodological considerations results in an important contribution to religious and cultural studies.
The Story of Astrology
Author : Manly P. Hall
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1596057076
Book Description
The actual beginnings of astrology are unknown and unknowable. The science emerges already highly refined from the utter obscurity of the pre-historic world. The ends of astrology are also unknown. There is already evidence that the perfection of this science will elevate man to an intellectual and social condition far beyond the limitations of our present consciousness. -from "Astrology's Place in the Modern World" In this concise book, one of the preeminent metaphysicists of the 20th century gives us an extraordinarily informative and entertaining survey of the astrological disciplines and beliefs of the ancient Chinese, Tibetans, HIndus, Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, and Arabians. Then, his discussions of astrology as science, religion, and philosophy bring this paranormal system into the contemporary world, and he explains how, in his estimation, that the heavenly bodies, acting as the "foci of intellectual energy," dramatically sway the course of civilization itself. A classic of supernatural spirituality is a must-read for those fascinated by the influence of paranormal belief in the 20th century. American mystic MANLY PALMER HALL (1901-1990) founded the Philosophical Research Society in 1934. He is also the author of The Lost Keys of Freemasonry, The Ways of the Lonely Ones, and The Secret Teachings of All Ages.
