Astrology: From Ancient Babylon to the Present

by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart

Book Overview

Astrology is a means of interpreting the influence which the positions of certain heavenly bodies have upon the earth and human beings. The earliest records are those of Babylon, which were designed to help its kings understand the will of their gods. It then became a way of making sense of the world as people saw themselves as integral parts of a vast but puzzling whole. Medicine, politics, religion, the sciences, all had astrology woven into their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445607034
• ISBN13: 9781445607030
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.7"