Uni seen at City Hall: Islamic astrology in Europe - the influence of Arab-Islamic ideas of the work of the stars on the European world view
In the Islamic world from the 8th and 9th reception are century natural-philosophical ideas from the Greek, Indian and Iranian space and developed. A prominent role is played by the study of astronomy and astrology, wrote to the stars but not only a decisive influence on growth and decay of the material world, but also to the emergence and disappearance of religions and dynasties. In Europe we gained from the late 12th Jh aware of these teachings. Rasch were not only the natural philosophical ideas accepted, but also the cyclical world view and the associated Konjunktionsastrologie. This doctrine was so popular that even the birth of Martin Luther was brought into context.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Eva Orth,
University of Bonn, IOA, Dept. of Islamic Studies
When? Wednesday 05 April 2010
18:00 - 20:00 clock
Where? Bonner townhouse
Berliner Platz 2 53111 Bonn
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