Astrology and cosmology in the world's religions
By: Nicholas Campion
Publisher: New York University Press; NYU Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780814717134; 9780814717141; 9780814708422; 9780814744451
Subjects: Religions; Astrology; Religion; Cosmology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cosmology and religion: measurement and meaning; title: Astrology: the celestial mirror; title: Australia: the dreaming; title: Oceania: navigating the sky; title: North Americas: the Great Spirit; title: South and Central America: salvation and sacrifice; title: Sub-Saharan Africa: heaven on earth; title: Egypt: the solar society; title: China: the celestial offices; title: India: ancient traditions and modern practice; title: Babylon: signs in the sky; title: The Jews: myth, magic, and transcendence; title: Classical Greece: ascent to the stars; title: Christianity: influence and transcendence; title: Islam: faith and reason; title: Theosophical, new age,  and pagan cosmologies: nature and transformation.