LEADER 03112nam 2200505 450 001 9910459235303321 005 20170816112201.0 010 $a1-282-87118-8 010 $a9786612871184 010 $a1-4411-0749-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000056038 035 $a(EBL)601668 035 $a(OCoLC)682540773 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601668 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309756 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000056038 100 $a20180315h20092009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHistory of western astrology$iThe medieval and modern worlds$hVolume II /$fNicholas Campion 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cContinuum,$d2009. 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (392 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-8129-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Origins and Background; 1 The Latin West: Decline and Disappearance; 2 The Carolingian World: Survival and Recovery; 3 The Twelfth Century: Renaissance and Revival; 4 The Thirteenth Century: The Aristotelian Revolution; 5 The Thirteenth Century: Practice and Problems; 6 The High Middle Ages: The Uses of Astrology; 7 The Renaissance: The Pagan Revival; 8 The Renaissance: Radicalism and Reform; 9 The Sixteenth Century: Reformers and Magicians; 10 The Seventeenth Century: Horoscopes and Telescopes; 11 The Seventeenth Century: Practitioners and Politics 327 $a12 The Eighteenth Century: Newton's Children13 The Eighteenth Century: Magicians and Poets; 14 The Nineteenth Century: Enlightenment Entrepreneurs; 15 The Nineteenth Century: Magicians and Sociologists; 16 The Nineteenth Century: The Theosophical Enlightenment; 17 The Twentieth Century: New Age and Ancient Teachings; 18 The Twentieth Century: Psychology and the Popular Press; 19 The Twentieth Century: Sceptics and Scientists; 20 The Twenty-first Century: Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAstrology is a major feature of contemporary popular culture. Recent research indicates that 99% of adults in the modern west know their birth sign. In the modern west astrology thrives as part of our culture despite being a pre-Christian, pre-scientific world-view. Medieval and Renaissance Europe marked the high water mark for astrology. It was a subject of high theological speculation, was used to advise kings and popes, and to arrange any activity from the beginning of battles to the most auspicious time to have one's hair cut. Nicholas Campion examines the foundation of modern astrology in 606 $aAstrology$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstrology$xHistory. 676 $a133.058 676 $a133.509 700 $aCampion$b Nicholas$0941607 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459235303321 996 $aHistory of western astrology$92124176 997 $aUNINA