About the author
Nupurnima Yadav is the author of Astrology in India: A Sociological Inquiry, published by Routledge India in 2021. The book approaches astrology not as a system of prediction to be practiced but as a social institution to be studied, examining how the practice functions within Indian society and how it intersects with religion, economy, gender, caste, and class. Rather than offering readings or techniques, it treats astrology's popularity and persistence as a subject for sociological inquiry, asking what its ubiquity in Indian public life reveals about the structures around it. The approach is academic, drawing on sociology rather than esoteric tradition, and the book will suit readers interested in South Asian religion and society, caste and gender studies, or the cultural history of divinatory practice, more than readers looking for a practical astrology manual. It sits within a body of scholarship that treats astrology as social fact rather than as revealed truth.
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“Yadav provides a rigorous dissection of astrology's pervasive role, challenging simplistic notions of belief by linking it to class and caste systems. This academic approach is vital for scholars and serious researchers in…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Astrology in India: A Sociological Inquiry
“Nupurnima Yadav delivers a rigorous sociological analysis that treats Indian astrology as a robust economic and social force rather than mere superstition. The text successfully maps the complex web connecting personal destiny…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Astrology in India: A Sociological Inquiry
