{"product_id":"astrology-in-india-nupurnima-yadav-9780367553913","title":"Astrology in India: A Sociological Inquiry","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nupurnima Yadav\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367553910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367553913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Nupurnima Yadav","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944678785279,"sku":"9780367553913","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0d50c392-f2d5-48ed-aca0-7b6e9fa9f565.jpg?v=1681504673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/astrology-in-india-nupurnima-yadav-9780367553913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}