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" Astrology, science and culture : "
Roy Willis and Patrick Curry.
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BL
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985960
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b740330
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| Main Entry
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Willis, Roy G.
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| Title & Author
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Astrology, science and culture : : pulling down the moon /\ Roy Willis and Patrick Curry.
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Oxford, UK ;New York :: Berg,, 2004.
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1 online resource (v, 170 pages)
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1000183599
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: 1003084729
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: 1280339306
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: 1474214355
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: 1845205359
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: 9781000183597
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: 9781003084723
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: 9781280339301
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: 9781417597895
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: 9781474214353
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: 9781845205355
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1859736823
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1859736874
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9781859736821
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9781859736876
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index.
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| Contents
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Astral science before history -- The sky as mirror -- Actors on the celestial stage -- The astrological story -- Divination and the stars -- Varieties of astrological experience -- Disenchantment--and re-enchantment -- Science and astrology -- Divination today -- Minding the heavens -- Conversing with the stars.
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| Abstract
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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 a ny meaningful analysis of why it impacts on so many lives and what lies behind its popular appeal.
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Astrology.
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Astrologie.
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Astrology.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Astrology-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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133.5
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BF1708.1.W533 2004eb
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BF 1708.1W735a 2004
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Curry, Patrick.
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