附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index.
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.
摘要: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.
