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.
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.
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
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
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