Astrology through History: Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present
byWilliam E. Burns is a historian who lives in Washington, D.C. He is author or editor of numerous books related to the history of science, the Enlightenment, and other topics.
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William E. Burns. Astrology through History: Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851438.
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William E. Burns. Astrology through History: Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851438
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William E. Burns. (2018). Astrology through History: Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851438
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Alphabetically arranged entries cover the history of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia to the 21st century. In addition to surveying the Western tradition, the book explores Islamic, Indian, East Asian, and Mesoamerican astrology.
• Provides alphabetically arranged reference entries that delineate the historical and cultural significance of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia to the present• Directs direct users to additional sources of information via entry bibliographies
• Offers sidebars offer additional facts from primary source documents
• Incorporates a timeline to help readers to place astrological developments in chronological context
• Features an introductory essay for a narrative overview of the history of astrology, priming readers on its cultural relevance
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Table of Contents
Astrology through History: Interpreting the Stars from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present
Author(s): William E. BurnsContributors: Burns, William;Abstract:Alphabetically arranged entries cover the history of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia to the 21st century. In addition to surveying the Western tradition, the book explores Islamic, Indian, East Asian, and Mesoamerican astrology.
• Provides alphabetically arranged reference entries that delineate the historical and cultural significance of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia to the present• Directs direct users to additional sources of information via entry bibliographies
• Offers sidebars offer additional facts from primary source documents
• Incorporates a timeline to help readers to place astrological developments in chronological context
• Features an introductory essay for a narrative overview of the history of astrology, priming readers on its cultural relevance
Editor(s): Burns, William;SortTitle: astrology through history: interpreting the stars from ancient mesopotamia to the presentAuthor Info:William E. BurnseditorWilliam E. Burns is a historian who lives in Washington, D.C. He is author or editor of numerous books related to the history of science, the Enlightenment, and other topics.
eISBN-13: 9781440851438Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440851438.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440851421Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 432Publication Date: 20180731Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Alphabetical List of Entries ix10
- Topical List of Entries xiii14
- Preface xix20
- Introduction xxi22
- Timeline xxvii28
- A 132
- Abū Ma’shar Al-Balkhī (787–886) 132
- Adams, Evangeline (1868–1932) 334
- Age of Aquarius 637
- Agriculture 738
- Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) 1142
- Almanacs 1344
- Al-Qabīṣī (d. 967) 1748
- American Stars Debate 1950
- Antiastrological Thought 2051
- Apocalypticism 2455
- Art 2758
- Ashenden, John 3364
- Ashmole, Elias (1617–1692) 3465
- Asteroids 3768
- Astral Magic 4172
- Astrolabe 4374
- Astrological Associations 4677
- Astronomy. See Science 4879
- Astrotheology 4879
- B 5384
- C 70101
- Campanella, Tommaso (1558–1639) 70101
- Cardano, Girolamo (1501–1576) 71102
- Catholicism. See Christianity 73104
- Cecco d’Ascoli (d. 1327) 73104
- Centiloquium 74105
- Chaucer, Geoffrey (ca. 1340–1400) 76107
- Chinese Astrology 78109
- Christianity 83114
- The New Testament and Astrology 84115
- Astrology and the Early Church 84115
- Astrology in the Byzantine and Orthodox Traditions 85116
- The Rebirth of Astrology in Medieval Europe and the Scholastic Synthesis 85116
- The Renaissance, the Neoplatonic Synthesis, and the Revival of Opposition to Astrology 86117
- Christianity and Astrology Part Ways 87118
- Christianity and Astrology in the Contemporary World 87118
- Further Reading 88119
- Comets 89120
- Court Astrologers 91122
- Indian Court Astrologers 92123
- Roman and Byzantine Court Astrologers 92123
- Court Astrology in Classical and Medieval Islam 93124
- The Decline and Revival of Western Court Astrology in the Middle Ages 94125
- The Renaissance—Heyday of Court Astrology in the West 95126
- Court Astrology in the Early Modern Islamic Empires 96127
- Enlightenment and 19th-Century Decline in the West 97128
- Court Astrologers in Modern Times 97128
- Further Reading 98129
- D 99130
- E 107138
- F 114145
- G 128159
- H 141172
- Hamburg School of Astrology 141172
- Hellenistic Astrology 143174
- The Origins and Milieu of Hellenistic Astrology 143174
- Mechanics of Hellenistic Astrology 144175
- Planets and Signs Arranged in Various Schemes 144175
- Doctrines and Techniques 146177
- Astrological Authors 147178
- Documentary and Material Evidence of Hellenistic Astrological Practices 148179
- Further Reading 149180
- Horary Astrology 150181
- Horoscopes 154185
- House Systems 159190
- I 163194
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