ad Astra

Ad Astra presents a series of academic conversations with researchers on the history of astrology. It offers to a wider audience the main academic debates and works on the historical role of astrology in culture, ...more

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October 21, 2020 01:03:15
Book: Conjunction Predictions in the Early Modern Period by Stephan Heilen (Part 2)

Book: Conjunction Predictions in the Early Modern Period by Stephan Heilen (Part 2)

This is the second part of our conversation with historian Stephan Heilen. In this episode we address his latest research and publication: Konjunktionsprognostik in...

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

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

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...

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October 14, 2020 01:04:36
Astrology, Neoplatonism & Marsilio Ficino with Angela Voss

Astrology, Neoplatonism & Marsilio Ficino with Angela Voss

In this podcast we have as our guest Angela Voss, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education of the Canterbury Christ Church University, and...

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

History of Astrology and Cultural Astronomy with Nicholas Campion

Our guest in this episode is Nicholas Campion, who talks about various aspects of the history of astrology, as well as the associated filed...

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October 07, 2020 00:38:16
Sources and Skills for the History of Astrology with David Juste

Sources and Skills for the History of Astrology with David Juste

* This episode was meant to be part of the launch of the podcast, but it had some sound problems. However, because we did...

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October 05, 2020 00:37:20
Researching Medieval Anti-astrology Disputes with Philipp Nothaft

Researching Medieval Anti-astrology Disputes with Philipp Nothaft

In this episode we talk with Dr Philipp Nothaft on the topic of anti-astrological texts and disputes. It is an interesting and still under-explored...

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