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The centerpiece text analyzes Adorno’s 1952–53 astrology column in the Los Angeles Times, examining psychological motives, reader images, and patterns of adjustment and individuality. Complementary works develop theses against occultism, outline a research project on anti-Semitism, and study how anti-Semitic ideas function within fascist propaganda, linking culture to authoritarian irrationality.","The Stars Down to Earth  \n‘Theodor Adorno returns from the grave to deliver this timely warning about the dangers of superstition.’  \nThe Modern Review  \n‘This collection demonstrates the continuing relevance of Adorno’s work to the analysis and understanding of modern times. A brilliant contribution to the sociology of racism, anti-Semitism and popular culture.’  \nBryan S. Turner, co-editor, The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology  \nTheodor W.  \nAdorno  \nThe Stars Down to Earth  \nand other essays on the irrational in culture  \nEdited and with an introduction by Stephen Crook  \n London and New York  \nFirst published 1994  \nby Routledge  \nFirst published in Routledge Classics 2002  \nby Routledge  \n11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE  \n29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group  \nThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.  \n© 1994 Selection and editorial matter, Stephen Crook. Individual chapters, Theodor W. Adorno  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Adorno, Theodor W., 1903–1969.  \n[Selections. 2001]  \nAdorno : the stars down to earth and other essays on the irrational in culture / Theodor W. Adorno ; edited with an introduction by Stephen Crook.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).–(Routledge classics)  \nOriginally published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nContents: The stars down to Earth – Theses against occultism – Research project on anti-Semitism – Anti-Semitism and Fascist propaganda.  \n1. Culture. 2. Authoritarianism. 3. Astrology. 4. Occultism. I. Title: Stars down to earth and other essays on the irrational in culture. II. Crook, Stephen, 1950– . III. Title. IV. Series.  \nHM621.A36 2001  \n306–dc21 2001041849  \nISBN 0–415–27099–5 (hbk)  \nISBN 0–415–27100–2 (pbk)  \nISBN 0-203-51984-1 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN 0-203-54750-0 (Adobe eReader Format)  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgements vii  \nIntroduction: Adorno and Authoritarian Irrationalism 1  \n1 The Stars Down to Earth: The Los Angeles 46  \nTimes Astrology Column  \nIntroduction 46  \nBasic Situation of the Column 56  \nThe Column and the Astrological Magazines 59  \nThe Underlying Psychology 69  \nImage of the Addressee 82  \nThe Bi-phasic Approach 89  \nWork and Pleasure 97  \nAdjustment and Individuality 105  \nRuggedness and Dependence 128  \nCategories of Human Relationships 133  \nConclusion 152  \nvi contents  \n2 Theses Against Occultism 172  \n3 Research Project on Anti-Semitism: Idea of  \nthe Project 181  \n4 Anti-Semitism and Fascist Propaganda 218  \nName Index 233  \nSubject Index 236  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThe editor and publisher would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce the essays in this volume: Chapter 1,“The Stars Down to Earth”, Telos 19, Spring 1974, pp. 13–90; Chapter 2, “Theses Against Occultism,” in Adorno’s Minima Moralia (translated by F.N. Jephcott, London: Verso New Left Books, 1974); Chapter 3,“Research Project on Anti-Semitism,”Studies in Philosophy and Social Science , Volume IX, pp. 124–43, reprinted by Kösel-Verlag, München, 1970; Chapter 4,“Anti-Semitism and Fascist Propaganda,” in E. Simmel (ed.) 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