From Faith to Fun: The Role of Humor in a Secular World
The article examines the role of humor in secular world. Traditional culture has been under attack from the forces of modernization for some one hundred years. As an integral part of leisure ethic, humor has taken its place as a dynamic, creative force, redefining the nature of reality in modern soc...
| Published in: | Implicit religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Equinox
[2004]
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| In: |
Implicit religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Paradox
B WIT & humor B Faith B Secular Humanism B Creative ability B Culture |
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| Summary: | The article examines the role of humor in secular world. Traditional culture has been under attack from the forces of modernization for some one hundred years. As an integral part of leisure ethic, humor has taken its place as a dynamic, creative force, redefining the nature of reality in modern society. Humor encourages laughter as a ubiquitous response to the problems of modern society. Fun replaces fact and even faith as an element in a world-view entrusted to deal with the paradoxes and restraints of everyday life. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.7.2.142.56070 |