The Gods at Play

"Accessible enough to be useful for introducing college students to the rich concept of play in theistic Hinduism, and sophisticated enough to be of value to specialists."--Religious Studies Review "It is very helpful to have this collection of reflections on the important notion of Play in South Asia."--Richard Lariviere, University of Texas "Interesting overview of a key Hindu concept. Especially enlightening are articles by Hein, Wulff, and Hawley. Fills a gap in the field."--Robert Forman, Hunter College "Good anthology."--Whalen Lai, University of California at Davis "Looks like an excellent text I could use in classes next time I teach a course on India."--H.L. Seneviratna, University of Virginia "Accessible enough to be useful for introducing college students to the rich concept of play in theistic Hinduism, and sophisticated enough to be of value to specialists."--Religious Studies Review "It is very helpful to have this collection of reflections on the important notion of Play in South Asia."--Richard Lariviere, University of Texas "Interesting overview of a key Hindu concept. Especially enlightening are articles by Hein, Wulff, and Hawley. Fills a gap in the field."--Robert Forman, Hunter College "Good anthology."--Whalen Lai, University of California at Davis "Looks like an excellent text I could use in classes next time I teach a course on India."--H.L. Seneviratna, University of Virginia "A solid, useful, well-written collection of essays on an essential topic....The diversity of scholars and disciplines is rich indeed." --David Knipe, University of Wisconsin