03249nam 2200553Ia 450 991079233560332120230725023334.01-4384-2981-91-4416-3979-9(CKB)2670000000016808(SSID)ssj0000342586(PQKBManifestationID)11231072(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342586(PQKBWorkID)10287932(PQKB)10846541(MiAaPQ)EBC3407192(Au-PeEL)EBL3407192(CaPaEBR)ebr10574053(OCoLC)593316884(EXLCZ)99267000000001680820090501d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSacred play[electronic resource] ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions /edited by Selva J. Raj and Corinne G. DempseyAlbany State University of New York Pressc2010xi, 224 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4384-2979-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."Frivolity isn't always frivolous - sometimes it can be sacred. Sacred Play uncovers levity and playfulness in a variety of South Asian traditions where one might least expect to find it: in the heart of ritual. Case studies of Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist rituals examine instances of levity that challenge social or religious norms, in which mischievous deities inspire similar behavior among their devotees, and where playful competition incites serious consequences. Sacred Play explores how piety and levity can complement and complicate one another, enriching our understanding of both."--BOOK JACKET.ReligionHumorRitualSouth AsiaSouth AsiaReligionReligionRitual203/.8Raj Selva J1510635Dempsey Corinne G1130031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792335603321Sacred play3749671UNINA