Sacred Play - Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions

Informationen zum Autor Selva J. Raj (1952-2008) was Chair and Stanley S. Kresge Professor of Religious Studies at Albion College. His books include Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia , also published by SUNY Press, and South Asian Christian Diaspora: Invisible Diaspora in Europe and North America . Corinne G. Dempsey is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She is author of Kerala Christian Sainthood: Collisions of Culture and Worldview in South India and The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple . Together Raj and Dempsey coedited Popular Christianity in India: Riting between the Lines and Miracle as Modern Conundrum in South Asian Religious Traditions , both also published by SUNY Press. Klappentext Explores the significance of levity and humor in South Asian religious traditions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Selva J. (EDT)/ Dempsey Raj
• Con la collaborazione di: Corinne G Dempsey (Editore), Corinne G. Dempsey (Editore), Selva J Raj (Editore), Selva J. Raj (Editore)
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.01.2011
• EAN: 9781438429809
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-2980-9
• Pagine: 236
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione