{"product_id":"astrology-in-india-a-sociological-inquiry-9780367530648","title":"Astrology in India: A Sociological Inquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nupurnima Yadav\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the larger world of astrology in India, its ubiquity and relationship with religion, caste, gender, class and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt looks at astrology through an empirical and phenomenological lens, analyzing different meanings and questions associated with it. How do people see astrology--as magic, science, religion, or a knowledge system? The volume analyses the role of astrology in religious and social ceremonies; the interplay of faith and fear; beliefs, practices, mysticism, and skepticism in middle-class households; and gendered negotiations in everyday life. It also delves into how astrology has emerged as a livelihood and an industry, the continued fascination with it even in an era of technological advancement, and its domination of the vernacular media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and highly comprehensive, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of sociology, political sociology, social anthropology, anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies and urban Sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45241454493847,"sku":"9780367530648","price":13149.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367530648.webp?v=1769228789","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/astrology-in-india-a-sociological-inquiry-9780367530648","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}