| Description |
xvii, 215 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Self-Serving Explanations and Unsolicited Compliments -- 1. The Comic Intrusion -- 2. Philosophers of the Comic, and the Comedy of Philosophy -- 3. Laughing Monks: A Very Brief Sinitic Interlude -- 4. Homo Ridens: Physiology and Psychology -- 5. Homo Ridiculus: Social Constructions of the Comic -- 6. Interlude: Brief Reflections on Jewish Humor -- 7. The Comic as Diversion: Benign Humor -- 8. The Comic as Consolation: Tragicomedy -- 9. The Comic as Game of Intellect: Wit -- 10. The Comic as Weapon: Satire -- 11. Interlude: The Eternal Return of Folly -- 12. The Folly of Redemption -- 13. Interlude: On Grim Theologians -- 14. The Comic as a Signal of Transcendence |
| Summary |
A sociological analysis of the role of humour in diverse cultures and of its diverse role within a single culture. Very well reviewed |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Comic, The -- Psychological aspects.
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Comic, The -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Comic, The -- Religious aspects.
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Comic, The.
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Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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| LC no. |
97012095 |
| ISBN |
3110155621 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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