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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Sacred play : ritual levity and humor in South Asian religions. ISBN 9781438429793. Published by SUNY Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
