Wonder in South Asia : histories, aesthetics, ethics / Tulasi Srinivas, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Srinivas, Tulasi, editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asia--Religion.

South Asia.

Wonder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023]

Contents:

Wondering about wonder : an introduction / Tulasi Srinivas

Wonders never cease : an ethnographic panorama / Ann G. Gold

Weird tales : ganesh, idolatry, and the golden age of American pulp fiction / William Elison

Did the masters of disenchantment ever wonder / Mary Hancock

Play : a technology of wonder in the Sidi devotional tradition of western India (Gujarat and Mumbai) / Jazmin Graves Ellyssane

Wonder as affect on the Kuchipudi stage / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath

In the vicinity of wonder : Thirunangai devotees of Angalamman and narratives of moral astonishment / Aniruddhan Vasudevan

Wonder in the cremation ground : the affective and transformative dimensions of an urban Tamil festival / Amy L. Allocco

Economies of wonder : the production of spectacle at the Kumbh mela / Amanda Lucia

Scarcity, abundance, and money at Muslim saint shrines in north India / Quinn Clark

On wonder and the animated self, or wondrous moments as the basis for an ethical moving on / Hanna H. Kim

'Guruji rocked . . . Duniya shocked' : wondertraps and the full-palette guru-ship of Dera Sacha Sauda guru Dr Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan / Jacob Copeman and Koonal Duggal

Conclusion. The worlds of wonder / Tulasi Srinivas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438495293 (electronic bk.)

1438495293 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032013450

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