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Blackwell Pub.
Language
English
Pages
159

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Astrology, History

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Table of Contents

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 sociopolitical implications of astrology
Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-154) and index

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Malden, MA, Oxford
Series
Brief histories of the ancient world

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BF1674 .B43 2007, BF1674.B43 2007

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xiii, 159 p. :
Number of pages
159

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OL17210602M
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1405110872, 1405110740
ISBN 13
9781405110877, 9781405110747
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2006009414
OCLC/WorldCat
65165466
Library Thing
5916411
Goodreads
619902

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