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State University of New York Press, SUNY Press, Brand: State Univ of New York Pr
Language
English
Pages
236

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Subjects
Religion, Ritual, Humor, Humor, topic, religion
Places
South Asia

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Cover of: Sacred Play
Sacred Play: Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions
2011, State University of New York Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Sacred Play
Sacred Play: Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions
2010, State University of New York Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Sacred play
Sacred play: ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions
2010, State University of New York Press, SUNY Press, Brand: State Univ of New York Pr
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Table of Contents

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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Albany
Genre
Humor

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Dewey Decimal Class
203/.8
Library of Congress
BL1055 .S33 2010, BL1055.S33 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
236

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23229611M
Internet Archive
sacredplayritual00rajs
ISBN 13
9781438429793
LCCN
2009017904
OCLC/WorldCat
321047432
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6993636

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