C. Conybeare

The Laughter of Sarah (eBook, PDF)

Biblical Exegesis, Feminist Theory, and the Concept of Delight

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is "heard" through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137370914
• Artikelnr.: 46753895

Autorenporträt

Catherine Conybeare is Professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Ridebat de Facto Sara 1. Sarah in the Bible: a Peculiar Laugh 2. Sarah, Philo, and the Laugh beyond Laughter 3. Laughter and Power 4. Laughter and the Body 5. Laughter, Volatility, Instability 6. "Empty Speech": Laughter and Language 7. A Time for Laughter