A History of Western Astrology Volume I
eBook - PDF

A History of Western Astrology Volume I

The Ancient and Classical Worlds

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A History of Western Astrology Volume I

The Ancient and Classical Worlds

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781441127372
eBook ISBN
9781441199744
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. Dedication
  10. 1. Distant Echoes: Origins of Astrology
  11. 2. Prehistory: Myths and Megaliths
  12. 3. The Mesopotamian Cosmos: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth
  13. 4. Mesopotamian Astrology: The Writing of Heaven:
  14. 5. The Assyrians and Persians: Revolution and Reformation
  15. 6. Egypt: The Kingdom of the Sun
  16. 7. Egypt: The Stars and the Soul
  17. 8. The Hebrews: Prophets and Planets
  18. 9. Greece: Homer, Hesiod and the Heavens
  19. 10. Greece: The Platonic Revolution
  20. 11. The Hellenistic World: The Zodiac
  21. 12. The Hellenistic World: Scepticism and Salvation
  22. 13. Hellenistic Astrology: Signs and Infl uences
  23. 14. Rome: The State, the Stars and Subversion
  24. 15. Christianity: A Star out of Jacob
  25. 16. Rome: The Imperial Heaven
  26. 17. Christianity: The Triumph of the Sun
  27. Afterword: Decline and Survival
  28. Notes
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index