Astrology from Ancient Babylon to the present day
The story of astrology through the ages from ancient Babylon to the present day. Astrology is a means of interpreting the influence which the position of certain heavenly bodies have upon the earth and human beings. The earliest records are those of Babylon, which were designed to help its kings und...
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Stroud
Amberley
2010
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Table of Contents:
- The Land Between the Rivers c.800 BC-c.600 BC: Interpreting Portents
- Greece & Rome c.600 BC-50 BC: The Religious Zodiac
- Hellenistic & Roman Egypt 50 BC-c.AD 100: Personal Horoscopes
- The Imperial West c.100-c.200: Political Quicksands
- A Christian Dilemma c.200-c.500: Theological Doubts & Popular Belief
- Islamic Speculation c.600-c.900: Fresh Insights, Transmission & Astral Magic
- Byzantium & the Jewish Diaspora c.900-c.1200: Agreements to Disagree
- Mediaeval Europe c.1200-c.1300: The Inheritor of Traditions
- Astrology in Mediaeval Literature, Art & Architecture c.1300-c.1500
- Astrologers at Work c.1500-c.1600: The Stars in an Age of Reform
- Questioning the Macrocosm c.1600-c.1700: The Pursuit of a `Sane' Astrology
- Prophets & Sceptics c.1700-c.1800: Astrology Fighting Decline
- New Planets, Esotericism & Almanacs c.1800-c.1900: Astrology in the Post-Industrial World
- Plus ca Change c.1900-2000: Facing the Future