Chapter published in:
Humour in the Beginning: Religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism
Edited by Roald Dijkstra and Paul van der Velde
[Topics in Humor Research 10] 2022
► pp. 4–10

Humour, risk and religion

| KU Leuven
Article outline
  • Introduction: A risky form of communication
  • Humour and religion
  • Bibliography
Published online: 27 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/thr.10.01kui
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