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Author:   Associate Professor Hans Geybels ,  Associate Professor Walter Van Herck (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic USA
Edition:   NIPPOD
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9781441139245

ISBN 10:   1441139249
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   24 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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.

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Author Website:   www.ua.ac.be/walter.vanherck

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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Author Website:   www.ua.ac.be/walter.vanherck

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