UID:
almafu_9959242201102883
Format:
1 online resource (272 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-83653-8
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1-134-83654-6
,
1-280-05734-3
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0-203-41071-8
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0-203-31984-2
Series Statement:
Sciences of antiquity series
Content:
An account of astrology from its beginnings in Mesopotamia, focusing on the Greco-Roman world, Ancient Astrology examines the theoretical development and changing social and political role of astrology.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; General series introduction; Preface; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: MESOPOTAMIA, EGYPT AND GREECE; GREECE AND ROME; THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY; THE PRINCIPLES OF ASTROLOGY; ASTROLOGICAL PRACTICE: CASTING A HOROSCOPE; THE SOCIAL WORLD OF THE ASTROLOGERS; REFLECTIONS AND RAMIFICATIONS; CONCLUSION; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-14960-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-11029-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203410714
