Astrology as Art: Representation and Practice

by Nicholas Campion (Editor), Jennifer Zahrt (Editor)

Overview

Is astrology an art? How does art represent astrology and its practice? Is the visual language used by astrologers artistic? From Mesopotamia and Mediterranean culture to Mesoamerica and into the European Renaissance and the modern era, the nine chapters in this anthology explore the meanings of art and astrology, the iconography of astrology and the nature of its practice, the use of zodiac signs, and the portrayal stars and planets in literature and the visual arts. With contributions by Spike Bucklow, Ruth Clydesdale, Richard Dunn, Martin Gansten, Liesbeth Grotenhuis, John Meeks, Suzanne Nolan, Micah Ross, and Claudia Rousseau.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907767609
Publisher:	Sophia Centre Press
Publication date:	11/23/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	186
File size:	37 MB
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Table of Contents

Foreword

Nicholas Campion and Jennifer Zahrt

 

Introduction: Ars, Technē, śāstra,ʿIlm: What’s in a Name?

Martin Gansten

 

The Iconography of Libra and Pisces in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece

Micah Ross

 

Dwarfs as an Ancient Mayan Metaphor for the Stars

Suzanne Nolan

 

Astrological Imagery in the Rulership Propaganda of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici

Claudia Rousseau

 

Astrological Symbolism in Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzivâl

John Meeks

 

Seeing the World Soul: Marsilio Ficino and Talismanic Art

Ruth Clydesdale

 

Lower Astrology and Silent Poetry

Spike Bucklow

 

Picturing the Practitioner: Notes Towards an Iconography of Astrological Practice

Richard Dunn 

 

Twinkling Voices from the Gods: Fernand Khnopff’s Use of Stars as Mystical Guides in ‘Avec Verhaeren, un ange’

Liesbeth Grotenhuis

Editorial Reviews

‘Nicholas Campion and Jennifer Zahrt have brought together a fascinating array of scholars probing a range of astrological concepts and questions. In this volume the interactions of art and astrology take the stage. Martin Gansten leads off, examining the many variations on the term ‘art’ as it has been used in relation to astrology in western and non-western cultures. The volume concludes with a study of the symbolist painter Fernand Khnopff. In between these book ends, readers will find investigations from the classical iconographic to the social uses of art and astrology. These analyses will resonate with their own research and understandings of the many correlations of astrology with art.’ —Mary Quinlan-McGrath, Northern Illinois University

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