Subject: Конференция "Гороскопы и история" в Амстердаме
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Date   : 24 Nov 2003 12:42 GMT
From   : Denis Maimistov [DenisM] (AstroSchool@mail.convey.ru)
To     : All

 В Университете Амстердама (фак-т Истории Герметической философии)
состоится конференция "Гороскопы и история".
4 темы: гороскопы как исторические источники, гороскопы как астрономические
источники,
гороскопы как реторические средства, гороскопы как биографическое повествование.
Участвуют и астрологи.

http://www.amsterdamhermetica.com/
Horoscopes and History. GHF Conference, Amsterdam 26-28 July 2004  

The subdepartment History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents is pleased
to
announce a conference entitled "Horoscopes and History" that will take place at
the
University of Amsterdam from 26-28 July 2004. The conference will bring together
leading
scholars in the history of astrology, among them D. Blume, J.-P. Boudet, N.
Campion, P.
Curry, St. Heilen, J. H. Holden, W. Hьbner, D. Pingree, R. Plantiko, P.
Schiller, St. van
den Broecke, and R. Zoller. The conference is open to a wider public and the
organizers
highly appreciate a broad reception.

In this conference, the general theme "Horoscopes and History" will be
approached from
several perspectives:

Horoscopes as historical sources addresses the methodological question of how
the study of
nativities can enrich historical research. Horoscopes can be regarded as a
highly
specialized genre of historical narrative that needs to be applied by historians
in a
different way than other source material. How can horoscopes be scrutinized in
order to
understand and reconstruct historical events?

Horoscopes as astronomical sources discusses the underlying astronomical
parameters of
nativities. Any astrological interpretation relies on astronomical data, from
which
certain techniques for predicting the development of the native and future
events have
been derived. How can these parameters be deduced and interpreted and how are
they
employed for specific astrological techniques and calculations?

Horoscopes as rhetoric device considers the role of horoscopes in political and
public
discourse. The publication of imperial nativities, the use of horoscopes by
representatives of higher social orders, or the public debate about the
horoscopes of
religious leaders are significant elements in claims of superiority over
political and
religious opponents.

Horoscopes and biographical narrative is closely related to the other approaches
but
stresses the role of horoscopes for constructing coherent and meaningful
individual
biographies. From the fifteenth through the twentieth century nativities were
used as
powerful means for biographical "emplotment" and the formation of identities.

Given the wide spectrum of source material, the conference is not limited to one
specific
period in the history of Western culture. The aim is rather to systematically
explore the
role of horoscopes in historical research and to apply these methodological
considerations
to concrete case studies and different contexts.


The conference fee will be ? 20.00 to cover the costs for catering etc. People
who are
interested in participating are kindly requested to contact Kocku von Stuckrad.

Organizers:

Dr. phil. habil. Kocku von Stuckrad
University of Amsterdam
History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents
Oude Turfmarkt 147
NL - 1012 GC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-Mail: C.K.M.vonStuckrad@uva.nl

Dr. phil. habil. Gьnther Oestmann
Universitдt Hamburg
Schwerpunkt Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik
BundesstraЯe 55
D-20146 Hamburg
Germany
E-Mail: Oestmann@nord-com.net

info:  Dr. Kocku von Stuckrad


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