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Author:   Associate Professor Hans Geybels ,  Associate Professor Walter Van Herck (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.594kg
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9781441163134

ISBN 10:   1441163131
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   17 March 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Religious Laughter 1. The Redemptive Power of Humor in Religion. An Introductory Overview, Hans Geybels (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) 2. Humor as Practical Wisdom, Johan Taels (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 3. Humor in Hinduism, Koenraad Elst (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) 4. Laughing Priests in the Atsuta Shrine Festival, Elaine Gerbert (University of Kansas, USA) 5. Humor on Religion in the Greco-Roman World, Paul Schulten (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 6. Transferring Aristophanes' Religious Registers in Modern Greek and English Versions, Vicky Manteli (University of Peloponnese, Greece) 7. Jewish Humor, Ludo Abicht (University of Antwerp, Belguim) 8. Why Did Ancient Gods Laugh? Humor in the History of Religions, Ingvild Saelid Gilhus (University of Bergen, Norway) 9. Homo Byzantinus Ridens: Humor in Byzantinium, Przemyslaw Marciniak (University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland) 10. Being Serious about Laughter: The Case of Medieval Biblical Plays, Jolanta Rzegocka (Tischner European University, Poland) 11. The Muslim Sense of Humor, Ulrich Marzolph (Georg-Augustu University, Gottingen, Germany) Part II: Laughing at Religion 12. Humor, Religion and Society. An Introduction, Walter Van Herck (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 13. To Laugh at God? Iconic History of the Limits Not to Be Passed, François Boespflug (University of Strasbourg, France) 14. The Fool and the Path to Spiritual Insight, Jessica Milner Davis (University of Sydney, Australia) 15. Humor, Religion, and Politics in Greek Cartoons: Symbiosis or Conflict? Villy Tsakona (University of Iannina and the University of Patras, Greece) Conclusion Bibliography Index

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There are... some excellent contributions such as Koenraad Elst's Humour in Hinduism which is rich in empirical detail and includes a discussion of the mockery of and satires on Hinduism and of Sikhs and Brahmins. -- Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 27, No. 1 A welcome gift to philosophers, theologians and religious scientists alike. -- Lieven Boeve, The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Religion has many a times been perceived as a somber affair. Many traditions advocate donning a serious face during religious observances. What is the relation between humour and religion? This book makes an attempt to answer this question through a careful study of various religious traditions like Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and even some religious literature and plays. This anthology is divided into two parts: religious laughter and laughing at religion. Caricature of religion through cartoons and the consequent politics is also examined through an analysis of Greek history. That guilelessness and simplicity are core spiritual values and spirituality has a close connection with humour is well established through this work. * Prabuddha Bharata *

"There are... some excellent contributions such as Koenraad Elst's ""Humour in Hinduism"" which is rich in empirical detail and includes a discussion of the mockery of and satires on Hinduism and of Sikhs and Brahmins. -- Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 27, No. 1 A welcome gift to philosophers, theologians and religious scientists alike. -- Lieven Boeve, The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Religion has many a times been perceived as a somber affair. Many traditions advocate donning a serious face during religious observances. What is the relation between humour and religion? This book makes an attempt to answer this question through a careful study of various religious traditions like Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and even some religious literature and plays. This anthology is divided into two parts: religious laughter and laughing at religion. Caricature of religion through cartoons and the consequent politics is also examined through an analysis of Greek history. That guilelessness and simplicity are core spiritual values and spirituality has a close connection with humour is well established through this work. * Prabuddha Bharata *"

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Hans Geybels is Associate Professor at the Department of Pastoral Theology in the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Walter Van Herck is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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