Sacred play
Subtitle: ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions
By: edited by Selva J. Raj and Corinne G. Dempsey.
Contributors: Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G.
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press; Brand: State Univ of New York Pr
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781438429793
Subjects: Religion -- Humor; Ritual -- South Asia; South Asia -- Religion
Genres: Humor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian religions / Selva J. Raj and Corinne Dempsey; title: Serious levity at the Shrine of St. Anne in South India / Selva J. Raj; title: Don't take it badly, it's Holi : ritual levity in Balarama's Holi / A. Whitney Sanford; title: Playing the married lady : primary marriage among the Newars of Nepal / Liz wilson; title: The "artful trick" : challenging convention through play in upstate New York /  Corinne Dempsey and Sudharshan Durayappah; title: Friendship, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman; title: Laughing until it hurts : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman; title: Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of ritual levity in contemporary Sinhala practice / Jonathan Walters; title: Playing with Durga in Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott; title: Turning Karbala inside out : humor and ritual critique in South Asian Muharram rites / Amy C. Bard; title: A Catholic charismatic healer at play in North India / Mathew N. Schmalz; title: Response / Jonathan Z. Smith.