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Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Campion is senior lecturer in the School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, director of the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, and course director of the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. His books include the two-volume A History of Western Astrology. Klappentext When you think of astrology, you may think of the horoscope section in your local paper, or of Nancy Reagan's consultations with an astrologer in the White House in the 1980s. Yet almost every religion uses some form of astrology: some way of thinking about the sun, moon, stars, and planets and how they hold significance for human lives on earth. Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions offers an accessible overview of the astrologies of the world's religions, placing them into context within theories of how the wider universe came into being and operates. Campion traces beliefs about the heavens among peoples ranging from ancient Egypt and China, to Australia and Polynesia, and India and the Islamic world. Addressing each religion in a separate chapter, Campion outlines how, by observing the celestial bodies, people have engaged with the divine, managed the future, and attempted to understand events here on earth. This fascinating text offers a unique way to delve into comparative religions and will also appeal to those intrigued by New Age topics. Zusammenfassung Outlines how! by observing the celestial bodies! people have engaged with the divine! managed the future! and attempted to understand events here on earth Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 1. Cosmology and Religion: Measurement and Meaning; 2. Astrology: The Celestial Mirror; 3. Australia: The Dreaming; 4. Oceania: Navigating the Sky; 5. North America: The Great Spirit; 6. South and Central America: Salvation and Sacrifice; 7. Sub-Saharan Africa: Heaven on Earth; 8. Egypt: The Solar Society; 9. China: The Celestial Offices; 10. India: Ancient Traditions and Modern Practice; 11. Babylon: Signs in the Sky; 12. Judaism: Myth! Magic! and Transcendence; 13. Classical Greece: Ascent to the Stars; 14. Christianity: Influence and Transcendence; 15. Islam: Faith and Reason; 16. Theosophical! New Age! and Pagan Cosmologies: Nature and Transformation Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author ...
