A brief history of ancient astrology
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub
2007
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| Colección: | Brief histories of the ancient world
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991002434769708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 socio-political implications of astrology
- Conclusion: why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century?
