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Publication details [#10489]

Beeman, William O. 1981. Why do they laugh? An interactional approach to humor in traditional Iranian improvisatory theater. Journal of American Folklore 94 (374) : 506–526.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Annotation

B. argues that the performance material contained in traditional Iranian improvisatory Theater can be understood as being activated and given meaning through a series of processes of interaction between performer and audience, interrelated with social and cultural context.