Frans Jespers is associate professor of comparative religion at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Karin van Nieuwkerk is professor of Islam studies at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Paul van der Velde is professor of Asian religions at Radboud University, Nijmegen.

• Introduction: Investigations in Enjoying ReligionFrans JespersPart I Enjoying Established Religions1. Enjoying Islam: Trajectories of Star Performers in the Egyptian Piety MovementKarin van Nieuwkerk2. Fun and Faith in the Ganges: The Bodily and Spiritual Pleasures of River BathingCatrien Notermans3. Fun-damentalism: “As If” Experiences at a Creationist Theme ParkJames S. Bielo4. Tantra: Ecstatic Enjoyment Way beyond BoundariesPaul van der VeldePart II Enjoying Transformed Religion5. Merry Christmas! Religion in NorwayIngvild Sælid Gilhus and Lisbeth Mikaelsson6. “Our Play Pleases the Man, the Spirits of the Desert, and Whatever”: Enjoying Religion at Burning ManFrançois Gauthier7. Happinez, Zen, and WealthFrans Jespers8. Celebrating With the Church of the SubGenius: X-Day Rituals of Bad Taste, Burning “Bob,” and the End of the World (Not)Carole M. Cusack9. Beyond Morality. On Religion in Aesthetic FormJean-Pierre Wils

The editors of Enjoying Religion sought material from a wide range of traditions, methodologies, and geographies, including case studies in which religion provides pleasure, utilizes fun, and is enjoyed. . . . Overall this book is a valuable addition to the movement toward bodily religion and a robust beginning for an important conversation. . . Unearthing the fun and pleasure from a subject that denies these qualities is serious work and this volume provides a solid foundation for this work to begin.