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Publication details [#57873]
Feltmate, David. 2013. The sacred comedy: The problems and possibilities of Peter Berger's Theory of Humor. Humor 26 (4) : 531–549.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper explores the role of humor in Berger's theoretical framework, criticizes his arguments for their theological components and presents a remedy based on the sociologies of humor and knowledge. It reviews Berger's possible contributions to a sociology of religious humor.