Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Bradley R. Hertel and Cynthia Ann Humes 1. Crossing the Water: Pilgrimage, Movement, and Environmental Scenography of the Ramlila of Ramnagar Richard Schechner 2. Staring at Frames Till They Turn into Loops: An Excursion through Some Worlds of Tulsidas Linda Hess 3. What's Taking Place: Neighborhood Ramlilas in Banaras Thomas Parkhill 4. Hanuman and the Moral Physique of the Banarsi Wrestler Joseph S. Alter 5. Religious Division and the Mythology of the Past Mary Searle-Chatterjee 6. The Monastic Structure of Banarsi Dandi Sadhus Dana W. Sawyer 7. The Goddess of the Vindhyas in Banaras Cynthia Ann Humes 8. Lolark Kund: Sun and Shiva Worship in the City of Light Ratnesh K. Pathak and Cynthia Ann Humes 9. Language Choice, Religion, and Identity in the Banarsi Community Beth Simon Appendices Cynthia Ann Humes A. The Thirty-One-Day Program of the Ramnagar Ramlila B. An Encapsulation of the Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas C. Major Characters of the Ramayana D. General Glossary Bibliography Contributors Index
Bradley R. Hertel is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Cynthia Ann Humes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Claremont McKenna College.
"The book builds upon previous work about the importance of Banaras; it adds to our empirical understanding of society and culture in India; and it provides one of the best examples I have seen of fieldwork based research where different individual scholars, commenting from various perspectives, achieve a holistic, comprehensive result." - Charles R. Brooks, John Jay College, City University of New York
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