Article ID: CBB001034422

Is Astrology a Divinatory System? (2008)

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This paper will consider whether astrology is correctly defined as a divinatory system. It discusses the relationship between astrology and divination according to varying cultural contexts and the ways in which they have been described by historians and individual practitioners within different cultural frameworks.

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Authors & Contributors
Greenbaum, Dorian Gieseler
Heilen, Stephan
Houlding, Deborah
Hand, Robert
Wallace, V. A.
Volk, Katharina
Concepts
Horoscopes
Superstition
Medical astrology
India, civilization and culture
Witchcraft; demonology
Medicine
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Renaissance
16th century
20th century
17th century
Places
Rome (Italy)
Greece
Italy
England
Germany
France
Institutions
Cambridge University
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