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050		4	_aBF1674 _b.B43 2007
082	0	4	_a133.5093 _222
100	1		_aBeck, Roger, _d1937-
245	1	2	_aA brief history of ancient astrology _h[electronic resource] / _cRoger Beck.
260			_aMalden, MA ; _aOxford : _bBlackwell Pub., _c2007.
300			_axiii, 159 p. : _bill.
490	1		_aBrief histories of the ancient world
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-154) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : 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?
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAstrology _xHistory.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aBrief histories of the ancient world.
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bcsl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=350852 _zClick to View
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