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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture May be helpful: H.M. Carey, *Courting Disaster: Astrology at the English Court and University in the Later Middle Ages* (1992). On 27 April 2017 at 12:27, Richard Legault <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > I am trying to confirm or refute whether any medieval writers ever > considered the idea of astrological or zodiacal ages (i.e. as in Age of > Pisces or Age of Aquarius) as a tool for orderly tracking or designation of > historical periods. The timing of such Ages is driven by the phenomenon of > precession well known to philosophers, astronomers and astrologers in > classical and medieval times. Origen for instance uses the idea of > precession to argue against the predictive or divinatory use of astrology (*Philocalia, > XXIII*). > > > I am finding that the idea of Zodiacal Ages is an anachronistic projection > by modern writers into the past. Nicholas Campion, for instance, writes: “Simply, > there are no extant classical or medieval astrological texts which > attribute any astrological or historical significance to precession.” While > this may be so for *astrological *texts, on which Campion is an expert, I > am curious to know if anyone on the list knows of any theological, > historical or philosophical texts of the late classical or medieval periods > that might show otherwise. > > Richard J Legault > [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: > [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion -- Paul Chandler, O.Carm. Holy Spirit Seminary | PO Box 18 (487 Earnshaw Road) | Banyo Qld 4014 | Australia office: (07) 3267 4804 | mobile: 044 882 4996 [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion