Sacred play: ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions/ (Record no. 157093)
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| fixed length control field | 00410nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781438429793 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 203.8 |
| Item number | EDI/S |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sacred play: ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Selva J. Raj and Corinne G. Dempsey |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Albany: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | State University of New York Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 224 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: ritual levity in South Asian traditions / Selva J. Raj and Corinne Dempsey --<br/>Serious levity at the Shrine of St. Anne in South India / Selva J. Raj --<br/>Don't take it badly, it's Holi : ritual levity, society, and agriculture / A. Whitney Sanford --<br/>Playing the married lady : primary marriage among the Newars of Nepal / Liz wilson --<br/>The "artful trick" : challenging convention through play in upstate New York / Corinne Dempsey and Sudharshan Durayappah --<br/>Friendship, humor, levity, and love in a Hindu women's ritual tradition / Tracy Pintchman --<br/>Laughing until it hurts --<br/>somebody else : the pain of a ritual joke / William P. Harman --<br/>Gods' play and the Buddha's way : varieties of levity in contemporary Sinhala practice / Jonathan Walters --<br/>Playing with Durga in Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott --<br/>Turning Karbala inside out : humor and ritual critique in South Asian Muharram rites / Amy C. Bard --<br/>A Catholic charismatic healer at play in North India / Mathew N. Schmalz --<br/>Response / Jonathan Z. Smith. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Ritual |
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| Keyword | Religion |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Raj, Selva J., ed. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dempsey, Corinne G., ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 203.8 EDI/S | P11916 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |