Humour in the Beginning: Religion, Humour and Laughter in Formative Stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism (Topics in Humor Research, 10, Band 10) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027211531 ISBN 13: 9789027211538

Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Humour in the Beginning presents a multidisciplinary collection of fourteen in-depth case-studies on the role of humour – both benign and blasphemous, elitist and ordinary, orthodox and heterodox – in early, formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and (late-antique) Judaism. Its coherence is strengthened by four preceding theoretical essays, many cross-references and a conclusion. Thus, the volume allows for a methodologically sound comparison and explanation of historical views on humour in the world’s most important religions. At first sight, the foundational period of religions do not seem to offer much opportunities for humour. A closer look on primary sources, however, reveals the ways in which people formulated answers to existing ideas on humour and laughter, in moments of religious renewal. Main topics include the incongruous nature of the divine, the role of anthropomorphism, superior and didactic humour, moderate laughter, responses from dissenters and the gap between religious regulations and reality.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9027211531
• ISBN 13: 9789027211538
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 306
• Herausgeber: Dijkstra Roald, Van Der Velde Paul
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