TY  - GEN
T1  - History.
T2  - Princeton legacy library.
A1  - Smoller, Laura Ackerman
LA  - English
PB  - Princeton University Press
YR  - 2017
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn973755121
AB  - Although astrology was viewed with suspicion by the medieval church, it became a major area of inquiry for the renowned cardinal and scholar Pierre d'Ailly, whose astrological and apocalyptic writings had a significant influence on Christopher Columbus. D'Ailly's writings on the stars, the focus of this book, clearly illustrate the complex relationships among astrology, science, and Christian thinking in the later Middle Ages. Through an examination of his letters, sermons, and philosophical, astrological, and theological treatises, Laura Ackerman Smoller reveals astrology's appeal as a scientific means to interpret history and prophecy, and not merely as a magical way to forecast and manipulate one's own fate. At the same time, she shows how d'Ailly dealt with delicate problems - such as free will and God's omnipotence - in elevating astrology to a compelling, but not always consistent, "natural theology."
AB  - The French cardinal's most intriguing prediction was for the advent of Antichrist in 1789, one that stemmed from his deep concern over the Great Schism (1378-1414). Smoller maintains that the division in the church led d'Ailly to fear the imminence of the apocalypse, and that he eventually turned to astrology to quell his apocalyptic fears, thereby gaining confidence that a church council could heal the Schism. In elucidating the place of astrology in medieval society, this book also affords a personal glimpse of a man facing a profound crisis.
CN  - BF1679.8.A453 S56 2017eb
SN  - 1400887321
SN  - 9781400887323
SN  - 0691087881
SN  - 9780691087887
KW  - Ailly, Pierre d', : 1350-1420?
KW  - Ailly, Pierre d', : 1350-1420? : Et l'astrologie.
KW  - Ailly, Pierre d' : (1351-1420) : Et l'astrologie.
KW  - Peter : von Ailly.
KW  - Astrology : History.
KW  - Occultism : Religious aspects : Christianity : History.
KW  - Astrology : history
KW  - Occultism : history
KW  - Astrologie : Histoire.
KW  - Occultisme : Aspect religieux : Christianisme : Histoire.
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT : Parapsychology : General.
KW  - Astrology
KW  - Occultism : Religious aspects : Christianity
KW  - Christentum
KW  - Prophetie
KW  - Astrologie
KW  - Astrologie.
KW  - Late middeleeuwen.
KW  - Occultisme.
KW  - Christianisme et astrologie : Moyen âge.
KW  - Christianisme et occultisme : Moyen âge.
KW  - Prophéties (occultisme) : Moyen âge.
KW  - Astrologie : Moyen âge.
KW  - History
ER  -