| Titel: | Sacred play |
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| Titelzusatz: | ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions |
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| Mitwirkende: | Raj, Selva J. [Hrsg.]  |
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| | Dempsey, Corinne G. [Hrsg.] |
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| Verf.angabe: | ed. by Selva J. Raj and Corinne G. Dempsey |
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| Verlagsort: | Albany, NY |
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| Verlag: | State Univ. of New York Press |
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| E-Jahr: | 2010 |
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| Jahr: | c 2010 |
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| Umfang: | XI, 224 S. |
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| Illustrationen: | Ill. |
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| Fussnoten: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Ang. zum Inhalt: | Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian religions / Selva J. Raj and Corinne Dempsey |
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| | Serious levity at the Shrine of St. Anne in South India / Selva J. Raj |
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| | Don't take it badly, it's Holi : ritual levity in Balarama's Holi / A. Whitney Sanford |
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| | Playing the married lady : primary marriage among the Newars of Nepal / Liz wilson |
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| | The "artful trick" : challenging convention through play in upstate New York / Corinne Dempsey and Sudharshan Durayappah |
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| | Friendship, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman |
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| | Laughing until it hurts : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman |
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| | Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of ritual levity in contemporary Sinhala practice / Jonathan Walters |
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| | Playing with Durga in Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott |
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| | Turning Karbala inside out : humor and ritual critique in South Asian Muharram rites / Amy C. Bard |
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| | A Catholic charismatic healer at play in North India / Mathew N. Schmalz |
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| | Response / Jonathan Z. Smith. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-4384-2979-3 |
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| | 978-1-4384-2979-3 |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian religions / Selva J. Raj and Corinne Dempsey -- Serious levity at the Shrine of St. Anne in South India / Selva J. Raj -- Don't take it badly, it's Holi : ritual levity in Balarama's Holi / A. Whitney Sanford -- Playing the married lady : primary marriage among the Newars of Nepal / Liz wilson -- The "artful trick" : challenging convention through play in upstate New York / Corinne Dempsey and Sudharshan Durayappah -- Friendship, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman -- Laughing until it hurts : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman -- Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of ritual levity in contemporary Sinhala practice / Jonathan Walters -- Playing with Durga in Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott -- Turning Karbala inside out : humor and ritual critique in South Asian Muharram rites / Amy C. Bard -- A Catholic charismatic healer at play in North India / Mathew N. Schmalz -- Response / Jonathan Z. Smith |
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| URL: | Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz321133994inh.htm |
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| | Klappentext: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz321133994kla.htm |
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| Schlagwörter: | (g)Südasien / (s)Religiosität / (s)Leichtfertigkeit / (s)Ritual / (s)Konvention |
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| Dokumenttyp: | Aufsatzsammlung |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Bibliogr. Hinweis: | Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Sacred play. - Albany : State University of New York Press, 2010. - Online Ressource (xi, 224 p.) |
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| RVK-Notation: | BE 8000 |
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| K10plus-PPN: | 600124584 |
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Sacred play / Raj, Selva J. [Hrsg.]; c 2010
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