SCAR 2RS3

RELIGION AND THE STARS

Undergraduate

Winter 2025 · C01

Topics

Week One: Orientation
Monday, January 6th. Introduction and overview.
Tuesday, January 7th. Fundamentals of Cosmology and Astrology
Wednesday, January 8th. No Tutorial.
Reading Look at the assigned books. Marvel at their size, length, and weight. Admire the cover designs.
Week Two. Ancient Egypt: The Sky as Mirror of the Divine
Monday, January 13th. Egyptian Cosmology: The Celestial Order and the Underworld.
Tuesday, January 14th. Temples, Pyramids, and Stars: Architectural Alignments and Symbolic Geography.
Wednesday, January 15th. Tutorial in the Planetarium. Ancient Astronomy: Earth's First Scientists
Week Three. Mesopotamia: Celestial Divination and the Birth of Astrology
Monday, January 20th. Mesopotamian Cosmology: The Enuma Elish and the Celestial Sphere.
Tuesday, January 21st. Omens in the Sky: Astrology and the Development of Predictive Practices.
Wednesday, January 22nd. No Tutorial.

Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions.
Campion, Nicholas · 2012 · Required
New York University Press

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