Relationships of Chance
Friendships in a Gambling Setting of Urban India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11016702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stine Simonsen Puri (0009-0009-3700-8667, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-125 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856401.2016.1123832 |
| OpenAlex | W2338118132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper examines male friendship at the Delhi racecourse as an example of a sociality amidst an urban South Asian setting defined by uncertainty and the absence of fixed identities. It argues that such friendships are ‘relationships of chance’, embodying and reflecting the contingency of the gambling arena, rather than sociological or ritual notions which may condition friendship in other settings. This hyper-competitive and hyper-social space configures both the possibility and impossibility of friendship. The paper thus provides insights into how relating to others happens in a heterogeneous, fluid context that is over-determined mainly by a shared passion for self-enrichment
Context (archaeology · Contingency · Epistemology · Friendship · Geography · Impossibility · Political science · Social science · Sociality · Sociology · Ecology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture
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The Gift
The Gift, the Indian Gift and the 'Indian Gift
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |