History of Astrology and Cultural Astronomy with Nicholas Campion

Episode 26 October 12, 2020 00:43:39
History of Astrology and Cultural Astronomy with Nicholas Campion
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History of Astrology and Cultural Astronomy with Nicholas Campion

Oct 12 2020 | 00:43:39

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Show Notes

Our guest in this episode is Nicholas Campion, who talks about various aspects of the history of astrology, as well as the associated filed of cultural astronomy. Nick Campion is an associate Professor in Cosmology and Culture at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, where he is also the programme Director of the MA in Cultural Astronomy. He is the director of the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, and Astrology, and editor of the journal Culture and Cosmos.

For an overview of his many academic writings see: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/staff/nicholas-campion/

Sophia Centre :https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/sophia/

Culture and Cosmos journal: http://www.cultureandcosmos.org

MA in Cultural Astronomy: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/ma-cultural-astronomy-astrology/

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