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Astrology in the Middle Ages (Dover Occult)
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Astrology in the Middle Ages (Dover Occult) Paperback - 2005

by Wedel, Theodore Otto

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  • Title Astrology in the Middle Ages (Dover Occult)
  • Author Wedel, Theodore Otto
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Us Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 178
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-07-26
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 52YZZZ001CB3_ns
  • ISBN 9780486436425 / 048643642X
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 6.08 x 0.36 in (21.74 x 15.44 x 0.91 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Public opinion - England, Astronomy, Medieval
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005041390
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.509

From the rear cover

Astrology occupies a prominent place in the history of philosophy and science. Thirteenth-century scholars--even more than the poets and philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome--regarded the rule of the stars over human destiny as an indisputable fact, entering into their every conception of the universe. Theologians credited the stars with a power second only to that of God. Astrology offered a reasoned explanation of an infinite diversity of physical phenomena, and included psychology and ethics within its scope.
This volume traces the development of medieval conceptions of astrology from the fifth through fifteenth centuries, highlighted by the twelfth century's sudden revival of Aristotelian and Arabic learning, which heralded the scholastic age. It places particular emphasis on the conflict between ecclesiastical doctrine, inherited from the ancient church, and the growing demands of Arabic science. Enlightening interpretations of astrological references from a fascinating variety of literary sources comprise extracts from medieval romances and the works of Chaucer.
Dover (2005) unabridged republication of The Mediaeval Attitude Toward Astrology, Particularly in England, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1920.