nam a22 c 4500 thr.10/552028382 nljbp 250625023205.5 cr ||||||||||| 241209s2022 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2022026494 9789027257468 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp BL65.L3 202/.2 23/eng20221007 HRAB bicssc REL051000 bisacsh 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 Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2022 ©2022 1 online resource (xii, 306 pp. ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Topics in Humor Research 2212-8999 10 Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Humour, risk and religion / Giselinde Kuipers -- Religion and humour / Bernard Schweizer -- The unquenchable laughter of the gods / Inger Kuin -- Is the application of modern humour theories on historical cases a joke? / Yasmin Amin -- Derisive laughter and religious identity in ancient Christianity / Anne Ingvild Sælid Gilhus -- Opponent or advocate? / Nicole Graham -- “This joke has gone on for long enough” / Floris Bernard -- The smile of the martyr / Pierluigi Lanfranchi -- Divine mockery and laughing Rabbis / Reuven Kiperwasser -- Converting comedians / Roald Dijkstra -- Biblical fun / Vincent Hunink -- Humour and its ethics / Farooq Hassan -- A laughing God, between Sunni approval and Shi’ite rejection / Yasmin Amin -- Poetic parodies of Islamic discourses by Abū Nuwās / Geert Jan van Gelder -- Greek and Buddhist jokes and their corresponding versions in classical Arabic literature / Ulrich Marzolph -- How is this sutra different from my ass? / Michel Dijkstra -- Finicking monkeys / Arjan Sterken -- “Are you really serious?” / Paul van der Velde -- Humour in religion / Roald Dijkstra Humour in the Beginning presents a multidisciplinary collection of fourteen in-depth case-studies on the role of humour – both benign and blasphemous, elitist and ordinary, orthodox and heterodox – in early, formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and (late-antique) Judaism. Its coherence is strengthened by four preceding theoretical essays, many cross-references and a conclusion. Thus, the volume allows for a methodologically sound comparison and explanation of historical views on humour in the world’s most important religions. At first sight, the foundational period of religions do not seem to offer much opportunities for humour. A closer look on primary sources, however, reveals the ways in which people formulated answers to existing ideas on humour and laughter, in moments of religious renewal. Main topics include the incongruous nature of the divine, the role of anthropomorphism, superior and didactic humour, moderate laughter, responses from dissenters and the gap between religious regulations and reality. Provided by publisher. Humor studies Dijkstra, Roald editor Velde, Paul van der editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2022 9789027211538 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/thr.10 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027257468