UID:
almafu_9959328730902883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 159 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780470773772
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0470773774
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9780470775370
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0470775378
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9781405171625
,
1405171626
,
1280743298
,
9781280743290
Series Statement:
Brief histories of the ancient world
Content:
A Brief History of Ancient Astrology explores the theory and practice of astrology from Babylon to Ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural and political impact on ancient societies.:.; Discusses the union between early astrology and astronomy, in contrast to the modern dichotomy between science and superstition.; Explains the ancient understanding of the zodiac and its twelve signs, the seven planets, and the fixed circle of 'places' against which the signs and planets revolve.; Demonstrates how to construct and interpret a horoscope in the ancient manner, using original ancient horoscopes an.
Note:
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?
Additional Edition:
Print version: Beck, Roger, 1937- Brief history of ancient astrology. Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007 ISBN 1405110872
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781405110877
Language:
English
Keywords:
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History.
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DOI:
10.1002/9780470773772
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773772
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773772
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773772
