A brief history of ancient astrology [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina | 133.5093 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Astrology - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31052-2
0-470-77377-4 9786611310523 0-470-77537-8 1-280-74329-8 9786610743292 1-4051-7162-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : what was astrology in ancient Greece and Rome? -- Origins and types of astrology : the transfer of astrology from Babylon : the pseudo-history of astrology : "alien wisdom" -- The product : how to construct a simple horoscope, ancient style -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 1 : the aspects and the "places" -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 2 : the zodiac and its signs -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 3 : the planets -- Horoscopes and their interpretation -- A matter of life and death : "starters," "destroyers," and "length of life" : some sociopolitical implications of astrology -- Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143294603321 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A brief history of ancient astrology [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina | 133.5093 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Astrology - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31052-2
0-470-77377-4 9786611310523 0-470-77537-8 1-280-74329-8 9786610743292 1-4051-7162-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : what was astrology in ancient Greece and Rome? -- Origins and types of astrology : the transfer of astrology from Babylon : the pseudo-history of astrology : "alien wisdom" -- The product : how to construct a simple horoscope, ancient style -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 1 : the aspects and the "places" -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 2 : the zodiac and its signs -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 3 : the planets -- Horoscopes and their interpretation -- A matter of life and death : "starters," "destroyers," and "length of life" : some sociopolitical implications of astrology -- Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century? |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996441539703316 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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A brief history of ancient astrology / / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina | 133.5093 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Astrology - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31052-2
0-470-77377-4 9786611310523 0-470-77537-8 1-280-74329-8 9786610743292 1-4051-7162-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : what was astrology in ancient Greece and Rome? -- Origins and types of astrology : the transfer of astrology from Babylon : the pseudo-history of astrology : "alien wisdom" -- The product : how to construct a simple horoscope, ancient style -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 1 : the aspects and the "places" -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 2 : the zodiac and its signs -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 3 : the planets -- Horoscopes and their interpretation -- A matter of life and death : "starters," "destroyers," and "length of life" : some sociopolitical implications of astrology -- Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811345103321 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religion of the Mithras cult in the Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : mysteries of the unconquered sun / / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.15 |
Soggetto topico | Mithraism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-75330-7
0-19-151823-9 1-4294-2119-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction to Interpreting the Mysteries: Old Ways, New Ways; 2. Old Ways: The Reconstruction of Mithraic Doctrine from Iconography; 3. The Problem of Referents: Interpretation with Reference to What?; 4. Doctrine Redefined; Transition: from old ways to new ways; 5. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: I. Introduction and Comparisons; 6. Cognition and Representation; 7. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: II. The Mithraeum; 8. Star-Talk: The Symbols of the Mithraic Mysteries as Language Signs
9. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: III. The Tauroctony10. Excursus: the esoteric quartering, a lost helicoidal model of lunar motion, and the origin of the 'winds' and 'steps' of the Moon. The identity of 'Antiochus the Athenian'; Conclusions: a new basis for interpreting the mysteries; References; Index of Mithraic Monuments; Index of Ancient Authors; General Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458659803321 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religion of the Mithras cult in the Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : mysteries of the unconquered sun / / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.15 |
Soggetto topico | Mithraism |
ISBN |
1-280-75330-7
0-19-151823-9 1-4294-2119-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction to Interpreting the Mysteries: Old Ways, New Ways; 2. Old Ways: The Reconstruction of Mithraic Doctrine from Iconography; 3. The Problem of Referents: Interpretation with Reference to What?; 4. Doctrine Redefined; Transition: from old ways to new ways; 5. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: I. Introduction and Comparisons; 6. Cognition and Representation; 7. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: II. The Mithraeum; 8. Star-Talk: The Symbols of the Mithraic Mysteries as Language Signs
9. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: III. The Tauroctony10. Excursus: the esoteric quartering, a lost helicoidal model of lunar motion, and the origin of the 'winds' and 'steps' of the Moon. The identity of 'Antiochus the Athenian'; Conclusions: a new basis for interpreting the mysteries; References; Index of Mithraic Monuments; Index of Ancient Authors; General Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784893703321 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The religion of the Mithras cult in the Roman Empire : mysteries of the unconquered sun / / Roger Beck |
Autore | Beck Roger <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.15 |
Soggetto topico | Mithraism |
ISBN |
1-280-75330-7
0-19-151823-9 1-4294-2119-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction to Interpreting the Mysteries: Old Ways, New Ways; 2. Old Ways: The Reconstruction of Mithraic Doctrine from Iconography; 3. The Problem of Referents: Interpretation with Reference to What?; 4. Doctrine Redefined; Transition: from old ways to new ways; 5. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: I. Introduction and Comparisons; 6. Cognition and Representation; 7. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: II. The Mithraeum; 8. Star-Talk: The Symbols of the Mithraic Mysteries as Language Signs
9. The Mithraic Mysteries as Symbol System: III. The Tauroctony10. Excursus: the esoteric quartering, a lost helicoidal model of lunar motion, and the origin of the 'winds' and 'steps' of the Moon. The identity of 'Antiochus the Athenian'; Conclusions: a new basis for interpreting the mysteries; References; Index of Mithraic Monuments; Index of Ancient Authors; General Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808156503321 |
Beck Roger <1937-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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