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100	1		_aSchweizer, Bernard, _d1962- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aChristianity and the triumph of humor : _bfrom Dante to David Javerbaum / _cBernard Schweizer.
260			_aMilton : _bRoutledge, _c2020.
300			_a1 online resource (254 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and biblical studies
520			_aThis 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.
588			_aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650		0	_aWit and humor _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aChristianity _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aReligion and sociology.
650		7	_aRELIGION _xChristianity _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE _xPopular Culture. _2bisacsh
856	4	0	_3Taylor & Francis _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429196690
856	4	2	_3OCLC metadata license agreement _uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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