Astrology A History This history traces the key role astrology has played in the mainstream of Western intellectual life for than two millennia Peter Whitfield relates astrology to the religion philosophy and science of

This history traces the key role astrology has played in the mainstream of Western intellectual life for than two millennia Peter Whitfield relates astrology to the religion, philosophy and science of different periods in history, from ancient and classical through medieval to modern times He shows how Western astrology evolved among different cultures and reconcileThis history traces the key role astrology has played in the mainstream of Western intellectual life for than two millennia Peter Whitfield relates astrology to the religion, philosophy and science of different periods in history, from ancient and classical through medieval to modern times He shows how Western astrology evolved among different cultures and reconciled itself with many different belief systems.