{"product_id":"astrology-in-india-paperback-softback","title":"Astrology in India - Paperback \/ softback","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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547584553198,"sku":"9780367553913","price":62.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/astrology-in-india-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}