Title: The great year : astrology, millenarianism, and history in the Western tradition /
Authors: Campion, Nicholas.
Publisher: Arkana,
Year: 1994
Subjects: World history; Astrology; Millennialism.; Astrology; Time; Philosophy; History
Contents: Pt. I. The Ancient World. 1. The Language of the Gods: Time and Society in Ancient Mesopotamia. 2. The Loss of Innocence: Life and Death in the Golden Age. 3. Space, Time and Politics: History as Mathematics in Mesopotamia. 4. The End of Days: Israel and the Apocalypse. 5. The Kingdom of the Sun: Cosmology and Number in Hebrew Society. 6. The Eternal Return: Time and Cosmic Order in Ancient Greece. 7. The Great Order: History and Number in Ancient Greece. 8. Squaring the Circle: The Four Seasons of History. 9. The Imperial Sun: The Cosmic State in Greece and Rome. 10. Heaven on Earth: Christianity and the Millennium. 11. The End of Times: The Age of the Messiah -- Pt. II. The Medieval and Modern Worlds. 12. The Longing for Liberation: History as Ritual in Medieval Europe. 13. The Great Renewal: Renaissance and Reformation. 14. The Apocalypse of Reason: The Astronomical Revolution. 15. The Workers' Paradise: The Last Empire.