Astrology and popular religion
Subtitle: prophecy, cosmology, and the New Age movement
By: Nicholas Campion
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409435143; 9781409435150
Subjects: Religion; New Age movement; Astrology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a million dollar business?; title: Cosmic liberation: the pursuit of the millennium; title: The shock of the new: the Age of Aquarius; title: Celestial enlightenment: the New Age; title: End times: the New Age and the Age of Aquarius; title: The writing of heaven: New Age astrology; title: Oracles to the vulgar: sun sign astrology; title: An evolutionary paradox: the survival of belief in astrology; title: Salvation and the stars: astrology, religion, and belief; title: Superstitious times: the extent of belief in astrology; title: Belief in astrology: a public survey; title: In their own words: an examination of astrologers' attitudes; title: With their own voices: interviews with astrologers; title: Conclusion: modernity and normality.