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Astrology through History - Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present (Hardcover)
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Astrology through History - Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present (Hardcover)
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Alphabetically arranged entries cover the history of astrology from
ancient Mesopotamia to the 21st century. In addition to surveying
the Western tradition, the book explores Islamic, Indian, East
Asian, and Mesoamerican astrology. The field of astrology is
growing rapidly, as historians recognize its centrality to the
intellectual life of the past and sociologists and anthropologists
treat its importance in a number of modern cultures. Despite the
historical and cultural significance of the subject, most reference
works on astrology focus on instructional techniques and are
written by astrologers with little or no interest in the history of
the topic. This book instead offers an objective treatment of
astrology across world history from ancient Mesopotamia to the
present. The book provides alphabetically arranged entries by
expert contributors writing on such topics as horoscopes, court
astrologers, Renaissance astrology, and comets. While it considers
the Western tradition, it also treats Islamic, Indian, East Asian,
and Mesoamerican astrology. In doing so, it explores the role of
astrology in shaping science, literature, religion, art, and other
defining cultural traditions. Sidebars offer excerpts from various
historical texts, while entries provide suggestions for further
reading. Provides alphabetically arranged reference entries that
delineate the historical and cultural significance of astrology
from ancient Mesopotamia to the present Directs users to additional
sources of information via entry bibliographies Offers sidebars
offer additional facts from primary source documents Incorporates a
timeline to help readers to place astrological developments in
chronological context Features an introductory essay for a
narrative overview of the history of astrology, priming readers on
its cultural relevance
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