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Sacred play: ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions/ edited by Selva J. Raj and Corinne G. Dempsey

Contributor(s): Raj, Selva J., ed | Dempsey, Corinne G., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Albany: State University of New York Press, 2010Description: xi, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781438429793Subject(s): Ritual | ReligionDDC classification: 203.8

Contents:

Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian traditions / 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, society, and agriculture / 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, humor, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman -- Laughing until it hurts -- somebody else : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman -- Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	203.8 EDI/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P11916

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Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian traditions / 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, society, and agriculture / 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, humor, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman --
Laughing until it hurts --
somebody else : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman --
Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of 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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