|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions
|
Buy Now
Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West - Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,725
Discovery Miles 17 250
|
|
|
Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West - Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
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.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(11)
