Focusing on its magical and apocalyptic movements and use in everyday life throughout history, this title charts Western astrology from 30,000 BCE up to the 17th century. It examines the foundations of a major feature of popular culture in the contemporary west, and explores the relationship between astrology and religion, and magic and science.
Focusing on its magical and apocalyptic movements and use in everyday life throughout history, this title charts Western astrology from 30,000 BCE up to the 17th century. It examines the foundations of a major feature of popular culture in the contemporary west, and explores the relationship between astrology and religion, and magic and science.
Introduction Chap 1 Distant Echoes: Origins of Astrology Chap 2 Prehistory: Myths and Megaliths Chap 3 The Mesopotamian Cosmos: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth Chap 4 Mesopotamian Astrology: The Writing of Heaven: Chap 5 The Assyrians and Persians: Revolution and Reformation Chap 6 Egypt: The Kingdom of the Sun Chap 7 Egypt: The Stars and the Soul Chap 8 The Hebrews: Prophets and Planets Chap 9 Greece: Homer, Hesiod and the Heavens Chap 10 Greece: The Platonic Revolution Chap 11 The Hellenistic World: The Zodiac Chap 12 The Hellenistic World: Scepticism and Salvation Chap 13 Hellenistic Astrology: Signs and Influences: Chap 14 Rome: the State, the Stars and Subversion Chap 15 Christianity: A Star out of Jacob Chap 16 Rome: The Imperial Heaven Chap 17 Christianity: the Triumph of the Sun Afterword Bibliography Index
Introduction Chap 1 Distant Echoes: Origins of Astrology Chap 2 Prehistory: Myths and Megaliths Chap 3 The Mesopotamian Cosmos: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth Chap 4 Mesopotamian Astrology: The Writing of Heaven: Chap 5 The Assyrians and Persians: Revolution and Reformation Chap 6 Egypt: The Kingdom of the Sun Chap 7 Egypt: The Stars and the Soul Chap 8 The Hebrews: Prophets and Planets Chap 9 Greece: Homer, Hesiod and the Heavens Chap 10 Greece: The Platonic Revolution Chap 11 The Hellenistic World: The Zodiac Chap 12 The Hellenistic World: Scepticism and Salvation Chap 13 Hellenistic Astrology: Signs and Influences: Chap 14 Rome: the State, the Stars and Subversion Chap 15 Christianity: A Star out of Jacob Chap 16 Rome: The Imperial Heaven Chap 17 Christianity: the Triumph of the Sun Afterword Bibliography Index
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