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Astrology in Time and Place : Cross-Cultural Questions in the History of Astrology.
Astrology is the practice of relating the heavenly bodies to lives and events on earth, and the tradition that has thus been generated. Many cultures worldwide have practised it in some form. In some it is rudimentary, in others complex. Culture and scholarship have categorised it as both belief and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Astrology is the practice of relating the heavenly bodies to lives and events on earth, and the tradition that has thus been generated. Many cultures worldwide have practised it in some form. In some it is rudimentary, in others complex. Culture and scholarship have categorised it as both belief and science, as a form of magic, divination or religious practice - but in many ways it defies easy categorisation. The chapters in this volume make a significant contribution to our understanding of astrology across a range of periods of cultures. Based on papers presented at the annual conference of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443895484 1443895482 |