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History of Western astrology / Nicholas Campion.

Av: Språk: Engelska Utgivningsuppgift: London : Continuum, c2008-2009Beskrivning: 2 vol. (388; 371 s.) ill. 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781847252142
  • 9781847252241
Annan titel:
  • Titel från vol. 1 The dawn of astrology : a cultural history of Western astrology : the ancient and classical worlds
Ämnen: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 133.509 22
Library of Congress (LC) klassifikationskod:
  • BF1671
Annan klassifikation:
  • Blca
Innehåll:
v.1. The ancient and classical worlds -- v. 2. The medieval and modern worlds.
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Description based on: vol. 2

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v.1. The ancient and classical worlds -- v. 2. The medieval and modern worlds.

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

  • Illustrations (p. vii)
  • Acknowledgements (p. viii)
  • Introduction (p. ix)
  • 1 Distant Echoes: Origins of Astrology (p. 1)
  • 2 Prehistory: Myths and Megaliths (p. 15)
  • 3 The Mesopotamian Cosmos: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth (p. 35)
  • 4 Mesopotamian Astrology: The Writing of Heaven (p. 51)
  • 5 The Assyrians and Persians: Revolution and Reformation (p. 69)
  • 6 Egypt: The Kingdom of the Sun (p. 87)
  • 7 Egypt: The Stars and the Soul (p. 99)
  • 8 The Hebrews: Prophets and Planets (p. 109)
  • 9 Greece: Homer, Hesiod and the Heavens (p. 127)
  • 10 Greece: The Platonic Revolution (p. 149)
  • 11 The Hellenistic World: The Zodiac (p. 173)
  • 12 The Hellenistic World: Scepticism and Salvation (p. 185)
  • 13 Hellenistic Astrology: Signs and Influences (p. 203)
  • 14 Rome: The State, the Stars and Subversion (p. 225)
  • 15 Christianity: A Star out of Jacob (p. 245)
  • 16 Rome: The Imperial Heaven (p. 257)
  • 17 Christianity: The Triumph of the Sun (p. 267)
  • Afterword: Decline and Survival (p. 291)
  • Notes (p. 295)
  • Bibliography (p. 353)
  • Index (p. 379)