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Celtic astrology from the Druids to the Middle Ages / M.G. Boutet ; foreword by David Frawley.
- Title
- Celtic astrology from the Druids to the Middle Ages / M.G. Boutet ; foreword by David Frawley.
- Author
- Boutet, Michel-Gerald
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Text | Request in advance | BF1714.C44 B6813 2017 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 252 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "This well documented study takes a fresh look at the development of Celtic astrology and the Druids' systems of cosmology, astronomy and astrology. The author analyzes commentaries found in manuscript sources from antiquity to the Middle Ages, comparing them with cosmological and astronomical lore found in Celtic cultures. Ancient constellations, calendars, deities and rituals reveal a rich worldview"--
- Uniform Title
- Druides et l'astrologie. English
- Alternative Title
- Druides et l'astrologie.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Translated from the French.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- On the origins of twelve-sign astrology -- The Indo-European bases of astrology -- Astrology of the Druids -- The luminaries -- The planets -- The stars -- The astral cusps -- The astral houses -- The lunar mansions -- Signs of the Zodiac -- Planetary yokes and cosmic forces -- Themes and predictions -- Medical astrology -- Additional data and Celtic nomenclature.
- ISBN
- 9781476670041
- 1476670048
- LCCN
- ^^2017022902
- OCLC
- 966584244
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library