Astrology, Science and Culture

Released on by Roy Willis
preview-18

  • Astrology, Science and Culture Book Detail

  • Author : Roy Willis
  • Release Date : 2020-05-19
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 176
  • ISBN 13 : 1000183599
  • File Size : 28,28 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Astrology, Science and Culture by Roy Willis PDF Summary

Book Description: Mainstream science has long dismissed astrology as a form of primitive superstition, despite or perhaps even because of its huge popular interest. From daily horoscopes to in-depth and personalized star forecasts, astrology, for many, plays a crucial role in the organization of everyday life. Present-day scholars and scientists remain baffled as to why this pseudo-science exercises such control over supposedly modern, rational and enlightened individuals, yet so far they have failed to produce any meaningful analysis of why it impacts on so many lives and what lies behind its popular appeal. Moving beyond scientific scepticism, Astrology, Science and Culture finally fills the gap by probing deeply into the meaning and importance of this extraordinary belief system. From the dawn of pre-history, humankind has had an intimate connection with the stars. With its roots in the Neolithic culture of Europe and the Middle East, astrology was traditionally heralded as a divinatory language. Willis and Curry argue that, contrary to contemporary understanding including that of most astrologers astrology was originally, and remains, a divinatory practice. Tackling its rich and controversial history, its problematic relationship to Jungian theory, and attempts to prove its grounding in objective reality, this book not only persuasively demonstrates that astrology is far more than a superstitious relic of years gone by, but that it enables a fundamental critique of the scientism of its opponents. Groundbreaking in its reconciliation of astrologys ancient traditions and its modern day usage, this book impressively unites philosophy, science, anthropology, and history, to produce a powerful exploration of astrology, past and present.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Astrology, Science and Culture books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Astrology, Science and Culture

Astrology, Science and Culture

File Size : 39,39 MB
Total View : 6733 Views
DOWNLOAD

Mainstream science has long dismissed astrology as a form of primitive superstition, despite or perhaps even because of its huge popular interest. From daily ho

World Mythology

World Mythology

File Size : 91,91 MB
Total View : 4907 Views
DOWNLOAD

The great myths of the world create meaning out of the fundamental events of human existence: birth, death, conflict, loss, reconciliation, the cycle of the sea

Left Behind with the Homies

Left Behind with the Homies

File Size : 68,68 MB
Total View : 1580 Views
DOWNLOAD

It was the last days on Earth. Deception was in its greatest form as people worshipped money and the things it brought foward. Deonica Joyner thought she had it