Bornet, Philippe [u.a.] [Hrsg.]:
Religions in Play : Games, Rituals, and Virtual Worlds / ed. by Philippe Bornet and Maya Burger. - Zürich : TVZ Theologischer Verlag Zürich, 2012. - 352 S. : Ill. - (CULTuREL ; 2)
ISBN 978-3-290-22010-5
CHF 60,00 / EUR 46,20
DDC: 201.67901
Beschreibung
Often dismissed as “not serious,” the notion of play has nevertheless been at the center of classical theories of religion and ritual (Huizinga, Caillois, Turner, Staal, etc.). What can be retained of these theories for the contemporary study of religions? Can a study of “play” or “game” bring new perspectives for the study of religions?
The book deals with the history of games and their relation to religions, the links between divination and games, the relations between sport and ritual, the pedagogical functions of games in religious education, and the interaction between games, media and religions. Richly illustrated, the book contributes to the study of religions, to ritual, game and media studies, and addresses an academic as well as a general public. [Verlagsinformation]
Inhalt
Philippe Bornet and Maya Burger:
Preface. 1
PART 1 - LUDIC PRACTICES AND RELIGION IN HISTORY
Philippe Bornet:
Introduction: Games and Religion in History . 15
Ulrich Schädler:
Organizing the Greed for Gain: Alfonso X of Spain’s Law on Gambling Houses. 23
Valérie Cangemi and Alain Corbellari:
In Search of Playful Middle Ages: From Jousting Knights to Modern Reconstitutions. 49
Philippe Bornet:
Of Games and Civilizations: W. Jones, H. Cox, and J. Mill on the Indian Origins of Chess . 61
PART 2 - CHANCE, GAME AND RELIGION
Maya Burger:
Introduction: Climb the Ladder, Draw the Future, Hit the Bingo: Randomness, Divination and Luck . 83
Jens Schlieter:
Simulating Liberation: The Tibetan Buddhist Game “Ascending the [Spiritual] Levels” . 93
Maya Burger:
Drawing Cards, Playing Destiny: Karma and Play in New Divinatory Practices. 117
Thierry Wendling:
Swiss Bingo: An Anthropological Journey into the Realm of Chance. 143
PART 3 - PLAY AND RITUAL
Kathryn McClymond:
Introduction: Relating Play and Ritual . 155
Johannes Bronkhorst:
Can There Be Play in Ritual? Reflections on the Nature of Ritual . 161
Ute Hüsken:
Training, Play, and Blurred Distinctions: On Imitation and “Real” Ritual . 177
Florence Pasche Guignard:
“Learn and Play the Holy Way”: Religious Toys and Dolls in the Construction of Religious Gender Identity and Values . 197
Michael J. Zogry:
Good Neighbors Are Hard to Find: Play, Sport, Ritual, and Conceptual Impasse. 221
PART 4 - VIRTUAL WORLDS AND GAMES
Oliver Steffen:
ntroduction: Approaches to Digital Games in the Study of Religions . 249
Oliver Steffen:
Religion from Scholarly Worlds to Digital Games: The Case of Risen. 261
Fabian Perlini-Pfister:
Philosophers with Clubs: Negotiating Cosmology and Worldviews in Dungeons & Dragons. 275
Julian Kücklich:
Breaking the Magic Circle: Ludic and Deludic Practices in Video Game Play. 295
Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati:
Games in Film, Film as Play: Religion and Virtual Worlds in Cinema . 309
Appendix
Contributors. 335
Index. 339
Herausgeber
PHILIPPE BORNET, Dr. Phil., born in 1977, is Lecturer in the Study of Religion at the Faculty of Lettres of the University of Lausanne, with focus on the history of interrelations between India and Europe. Profile page.
MAYA BURGER is Professor of Indian Studies and History of Religions at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lausanne, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. Profile page.
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