Astrology and Cosmology in the World’s Religions

Astrology and Cosmology in the World’s Religions presents astrologies and cosmologies – broadly conceived – as counterparts and mirrors of human societies. Unlike most students of astrology, Campion transcends the limitations of the Western tradition to examine the nature and roles of astrological and cosmological concepts in cultures from all continents. His examples provide original insights into how cosmologies shape these cultures’ artistic, intellectual, and religious activities. When you think of astrology, you may think of the horoscope section in your local paper, or of Nancy Reagan’s consultations with an astrologer in the White House in the 1980s. Yet 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.

Contents:

• Cosmology and Religion: Measurement and Meaning
• Astrology: The Celestial Mirror
• Australia: The Dreaming
• Oceania: Navigating the Sky
• North America: 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
• Judaism: 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

Astrology and Cosmology in the World’s Religions By Nicholas Campion pdf