Overview
- Explores the history of astrology in the twentieth and twenty-first century
- Aims to redress the paucity of studies on modern astrology
- Gathers a range of regional and thematic studies
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book gathers contributions on the topic of astrology in the West during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from 1914–2022. It is the first collection exclusively devoted to a period that has been mostly neglected by historians of astrology, who have mostly devoted themselves to the ancient, medieval and early modern periods. Uninterested in vindicating or debunking astrology, contributors consider its cultural impact, its relation to historical events, and the ways in which it has changed in the last century. The broad range of subjects on modern Europe and the US include the relation of astrology with indigenous thought, interwar Polish astrology, and the relation of American astrologers to COVID. A bibliography of studies of modern astrology on a global basis is also included. This collection is a thoughtful contribution to the history of astrology and the sociology of belief as well as carrying significant implications for twentieth and twenty-first century history broadly.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Astrology and Western Society from the First World War to Covid-19
Editors: William Burns
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40486-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40485-6Published: 12 October 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40488-7Due: 12 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40486-3Published: 11 October 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 271
Topics: Cultural History, Modern History, Cultural History