Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Western Astrologers written by James Herschel Holden and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biographical dictionary of more than 2,200 Western astrologers from the ancient times (beginning with the 2nd century B.C.) down to the early 20th century includes living persons born prior to 1936, as well as some astrologers born in or after 1936 who are deceased. History is made by people, so biography is the basis of history. In this book the reader will find the names (and birth and death data) of most of the prominent Western astrologers of the past and some indication of what they did in the field of astrology. It is thus possible to learn much about the history of astrology simply by reading the lengthier biographical entries. However, the main purpose of this book is to provide a ready reference and to give enough information about these astrologers to enable the reader "to get to know" them. Lists of books written by the astrologers are included along with, in some cases, excerpts from their work.
Download or read book Astrological Pioneers of America written by James H. Holden and published by Amer Federation of Astrologers Incorporated. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical dictionary of American astrologers: professionals, teachers, writers & students, it contains the names of persons born in 1923 or earlier, as well as those younger astrologers who have already passed away. The entries include birth data where it was available, biographical information & selected bibliographic listings. Foreign astrologers having some connection with American astrologers are included in an appendix. The American list comprises 1,300 names; exclusive of cross-references & the foreign list has 148 names.
Download or read book Hellenistic Astrology written by Chris Brennan and published by Amor Fati Publications. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was practiced in the Mediterranean region from approximately the first century BCE until the seventh century CE. It is the source of many of the modern traditions of astrology that still flourish around the world today, although it is only recently that many of the surviving texts of this tradition have become available again for astrologers to study. Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune is one of the first comprehensive surveys of this tradition in modern times. The book covers the history, philosophy, and techniques of ancient astrology, with a special focus on demonstrating how many of the fundamental concepts underlying the practice of western astrology originated during the Hellenistic period.
Download or read book Astrology through History written by William E. Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries cover the history of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia to the 21st century. In addition to surveying the Western tradition, the book explores Islamic, Indian, East Asian, and Mesoamerican astrology. The field of astrology is growing rapidly, as historians recognize its centrality to the intellectual life of the past and sociologists and anthropologists treat its importance in a number of modern cultures. Despite the historical and cultural significance of the subject, most reference works on astrology focus on instructional techniques and are written by astrologers with little or no interest in the history of the topic. This book instead offers an objective treatment of astrology across world history from ancient Mesopotamia to the present. The book provides alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors writing on such topics as horoscopes, court astrologers, Renaissance astrology, and comets. While it considers the Western tradition, it also treats Islamic, Indian, East Asian, and Mesoamerican astrology. In doing so, it explores the role of astrology in shaping science, literature, religion, art, and other defining cultural traditions. Sidebars offer excerpts from various historical texts, while entries provide suggestions for further reading.
Download or read book Dictionary of Astrology written by Harry E. Wedeck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This A-to-Z reference book comprises astrological techniques and concepts as well as the historical figures who have contributed to the study of astrology. Covering astrological traditions from across the globe, this authoritative guidebook offers an in-depth overview of the complex and fascinating world of astrology. Spiritualist and occult scholar Harry E. Wedeck provides a wealth of information on astrological terminology, ideas, theories, and principles, as well as the history of astrology from antiquity to the present. Wedeck also includes biographical information on major figures in the field, from the Arabian astrologer Abben-Ragel to Zoroaster, the Persian founder of the cult of Zoroastrianism. For practicing astrologers, students of horoscopes, or anyone exploring the wisdom of the stars, Dictionary of Astrology is an essential reference work.
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Classics and Queer Theory written by Ella Haselswerdt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New directions in queer theory continue to trouble the boundaries of both queerness and the classical, leading to an explosion of new work in the vast—and increasingly uncharted—intersection between these disciplines, which this interdisciplinary volume seeks to explore. This handbook convenes an international group of experts who work on the classical world and queer theory. The discipline of Classics has been involved with, and implicated in, queer theory from the start. By placing front and center the rejection of heteronormativity, queer theory has provided Classics with a powerful tool for analyzing non-normative sexual and gender relations in the ancient West, while Classics offers queer theory ancient material (such as literature, visual arts, and social practices) that challenges a wide range of modern normative categories. The collection demonstrates the vitality of this particular moment in queer classical studies, featuring an expansive array of methodologies applied to the interdisciplinary field of Classics. Embracing the indeterminacy that lies at the core of queer studies, the essays in this volume are organized not by chronology or genre, but rather by overlapping categories under the following rubrics: queer subjectivities, queer times and places, queer kinships, queer receptions, and ancient pasts/queer futures. The Routledge Handbook of Classics and Queer Theory offers an invaluable collection for anyone working on queer theory, especially as it applies to premodern periods; it will also be of interest to scholars engaging with the history of sexuality, both in the ancient world and more broadly.
Download or read book Astrology Dictionary written by Antonia Beattie and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to the many different traditions within astrology, including Western, Chinese, and Native American systems. With easy-to-understand charts and delightful illustrations, Astrology Dictionary explores the techniques and systems to provide valuable insights into destiny, character, and relationships.
Download or read book A History of Horoscopic Astrology written by James H. Holden and published by American Federation of Astr. This book was released on 2006 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly researched book is a history of the development of Western horoscopic astrology from its origin among the Babylonians and its subsequent creation in its present form by the Alexandrians down to modern times. Special attention is given to background history and to the working conditions and techniques used by astrologers during the last two thousand years. Numerous footnotes provide additional information and bibliographic references. A separate bibliography lists reference sources of particular importance. Two comprehensive indices containing more than 2,800 individual entries enable the reader to locate persons, publishers, topics, and book and periodical titles that are mentioned in the history. The book also contains discussions of several questions and topics relating to astrology. James Herschel Holden is Research Director of the American Federation of Astrologers and has been especially interested in the history of astrology.
Download or read book New Dictionary of Astrology written by Sepharial and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of African Biography written by Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 3382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pharaohs to Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490-1468 BC) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243-183 BC), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972), Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (1918 -).
Download or read book Astrology Dictionary written by Antonia Beattie and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to the many different traditions within astrology, including Western, Chinese, and Native American systems. With easy-to-understand charts and delightful illustrations, Astrology Dictionary explores the techniques and systems to provide valuable insights into destiny, character, and relationships.
Download or read book A History of Western Astrology Volume II written by Nicholas Campion and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrology is a major feature of contemporary popular culture. Recent research indicates that 99% of adults in the modern west know their birth sign. In the modern west astrology thrives as part of our culture despite being a pre-Christian, pre-scientific world-view. Medieval and Renaissance Europe marked the high water mark for astrology. It was a subject of high theological speculation, was used to advise kings and popes, and to arrange any activity from the beginning of battles to the most auspicious time to have one's hair cut. Nicholas Campion examines the foundation of modern astrology in the medieval and Renaissance worlds. Spanning the period between the collapse of classical astrology in the fifth century and the rise of popular astrology on the web in the twentieth, Campion challenges the historical convention that astrology flourished only between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries. Concluding with a discussion of astrology's popularity and appeal in the twenty-first century, Campion asks whether it should be seen as an integral part of modernity or as an element of the post-modern world.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Great Astronomers written by G. Ramamurthy and published by Sura Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Astrology Book written by James R Lewis and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific, historic, and popular basis behind the ancient art of astrology is explored in this comprehensive reference. The guide also includes a table of astrological glyphs and abbreviations, a section on casting a chart, and a chapter that explains and interprets every planet in every house and sign.
Download or read book A History of Western Astrology written by S. J. Tester and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1987 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superb general account.' Times Literary Supplement The story of the history of Western astrology begins with the philosophers of Greece in the 5th century BC. To the magic and stargazing of Egypt the Greeks added numerology, geometryand rational thought. The philosophy of Plato and later of the Stoics made astrology respectable, and by the time Ptolemy wrote his textbook the Tetrabiblos, in the second century AD, the main lines of astrological practice as it is known today had already been laid down. In future centuries astrology shifted to Islam only to return to the West in medieval times where it flourished until the shift of ideas during the Renaissance.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary written by Mac Guckin Slane and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1842.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary written by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
