TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beck,Roger
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - A brief history of ancient astrology
T2  - Brief histories of the ancient world
AV  - BF1674 .B43 2007
U1  - 133.5093 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Malden, MA, Oxford
PB  - Blackwell Pub.
KW  - Astrology
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-154) and index; Introduction : what was astrology in ancient Greece and Rome? -- Origins and types of astrology : the transfer of astrology from Babylon : the pseudo-history of astrology : "alien wisdom" -- The product : how to construct a simple horoscope, ancient style -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 1 : the aspects and the "places" -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 2 : the zodiac and its signs -- Structure and meaning in the horoscope, 3 : the planets -- Horoscopes and their interpretation -- A matter of life and death : "starters," "destroyers," and "length of life" : some sociopolitical implications of astrology -- Conclusion : why bother with ancient astrology in the twenty-first century?; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=350852
ER  -