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Humour in the Beginning: Religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and JudaismEdited by Roald Dijkstra and Paul van der Velde
[Topics in Humor Research 10] 2022
► pp. 11–16
Edited by Roald Dijkstra and Paul van der Velde
[Topics in Humor Research 10] 2022
► pp. 11–16
Religion and humour
The big picture
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