Humour in the beginning: religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism

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.

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Contributors: Dijkstra, Roald (Editor) ; van der Velde, Paul (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Amsterdam Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2022]
In: Topics in humor research (volume 10)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Topics in humor research volume 10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Humor
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9789027211538