| Description |
ix, 273 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-259) and index. |
| Summary |
"Almost every religion uses some form of astrology: some way of thinking about the sun, moon, stars, and planets and how they hold significance for human lives on earth. Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions offers an accessible overview of the astrologies of the world's religions, placing them into context within theories of how the wider universe came into being and operates."--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Cosmology and religion: measurement and meaning -- Astrology: the celestial mirror -- Australia: the dreaming -- Oceania: navigating the sky -- North Americas: the Great Spirit -- South and Central America: salvation and sacrifice -- Sub-Saharan Africa: heaven on earth -- Egypt: the solar society -- China: the celestial offices -- India: ancient traditions and modern practice -- Babylon: signs in the sky -- The Jews: myth, magic, and transcendence -- Classical Greece: ascent to the stars -- Christianity: influence and transcendence -- Islam: faith and reason -- Theosophical, new age, and pagan cosmologies: nature and transformation. |
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Astrology.
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Cosmology.
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Religions.
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Religion.
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Astrology. (OCoLC)fst00819398
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Cosmology. (OCoLC)fst00880600
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Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
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Religions. (OCoLC)fst01093898
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Religion. (DE-588)4049396-9
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Astrologie. (DE-588)4003305-3
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Kosmologie. (DE-588)4114294-9
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Religion (DE-601)106187155
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Astrologie (DE-601)10638998X
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Kosmologie (DE-601)105823236
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| ISBN |
9780814717134 (cl ; alk. paper) |
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0814717136 (cl ; alk. paper) |
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9780814717141 (pb ; alk. paper) |
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0814717144 (pb ; alk. paper) |
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9780814708422 (ebook) |
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0814708420 (ebook) |
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9780814744451 (ebook) |
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0814744451 (ebook) |
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