TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schweizer,Bernard
TI  - Christianity and the triumph of humor: from Dante to David Javerbaum 
T2  - Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and biblical studies
SN  - 9780429591600
AV  - BR115.H84 
U1  - 230.00207 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Milton
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Wit and humor
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Religion and sociology
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Popular Culture
N2  - This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today's uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating this point with a host of comedic examples. Humor is a powerful rhetorical tool for those who advocate and for those who satirize religious ideals. The book presents a compelling argument about the centrality of humor to the story of Western Christianity's cultural and artistic development since the Middle Ages, taking a multi-disciplinary approach that combines literary criticism, religious studies, philosophy, theology, and social science. After laying out the conceptual framework in Part 1, Part 2 analyzes key works of religious comedy across the ages from Dante to the present, and it samples the breadth of contemporary religious humor from Brad Stine to Robin Williams, and from Monty Python to South Park. Using critical, historical, and conceptual lenses, the book exposes and overturns past attempts by church authorities, scholars, and commentators to limit and control laughter based on religious, ideological, or moral criteria. This is a unique look into the role of humor and comedy around religion. It will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Humor Studies, and the Sociology of Religion
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429196690
UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -