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Horoscopes and Public Spheres
Essays on the History of Astrology
Langbeschreibung
This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of horoscopes in public discourse. The volume's three parts address the use of imperial horoscopes in late antiquity, the transformation of doctrines and rhetorics in Islamic medieval contexts, and the important status of astrology in early modern Europe. The combination of in-depth historical studies and methodological considerations results in an important contribution to religious and cultural studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
G. Oestmann, H. D. Rutkin, and K. von Stuckrad: Introduction: Horoscopes and HistoryPart I: Horoscopes and the Public Sphere in Antiquity W. Hübner: Sulla's Horoscope? (Firm. math. 6,3 1,l); J.-H. Abry: What Was Agrippina Waiting For? (Tacitus, Ann. XII, 68-69); St. Heilen: The Emperor Hadrian in the Horoscopes of Antigonus of Nicaea; N. Campion: The Possible Survival of Babylonian Astrology in the Fifth Century CE: A Discussion of Historical Sources
Günther Oestmann,Hamburg University, Germany;H. Darrel Rutkin, Villa I Tatti Florence, Italy; Kocku von Stuckrad, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
ISBN-13:
9783110185454
Veröffentl:
2005
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.11.2005
Seiten:
300
Autor:
Günther Oestmann
Gewicht:
604 g
Format:
236x160x21 mm
Serie:
42, ISSN
Sprache:
Englisch
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