Astrological Practices: Hellenistic & Early Modern with Stephan Heilen (Part 1)

Episode 28 October 19, 2020 00:27:09
Astrological Practices: Hellenistic & Early Modern with Stephan Heilen (Part 1)
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Astrological Practices: Hellenistic & Early Modern with Stephan Heilen (Part 1)

Oct 19 2020 | 00:27:09

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Show Notes

In this two-part edition of the podcast we have the honour of talking to Stephan Heilen, who has authored many studies and books on the history of astrology. In this first episode we address his academic work in the history of astrology, from Antiquity to the Early Modern period.

For a list of Stephan Heilen’s publications (German), see: shorturl.at/kGM58

His recent books are:

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