Bernard Schweizer

Christianity and the Triumph of Humor (eBook, PDF)

From Dante to David Javerbaum

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today's uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating its point with a host of comedic examples.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429591600
• Artikelnr.: 57150427

Autorenporträt

Bernard Schweizer is a Professor of English in the Department of English, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages at Long Island University, USA. He specialises in humor studies, heresy studies, travel studies and gender studies and has written multiple articles and books in these areas, including Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction: The Way, the Truth, and the Laugh
Part I: Ideological and Theological Coordinates of Humor
1 Ideology and Laughter: Against the Liberal Paradigm of Humor
2 Theology and Laughter: Against the Confessional Paradigm of Humor
Part II: Religious Comedy and Christianity: Historical Developments and the Contemporary Scene
3 A Chronicle of Triumph: Religious Comedy from Dante to Javerbaum
4 Varieties of Religious Irreverence: Contemporary Religious Comedy from Mark Lowry to South Park
Conclusion
Epilogue: Humor in Non-Christian Traditions
Key Terms and Definitions
Bibliography
Appendix