Humour and Religion highlights the significance and functioning of humour in several international religions. Exploring the most important non secular cultures, the ebook seems at extra positive points to the relation among humour and faith, with humour noticeable as a pathway to non secular wisdom.
Exploring how religions comprise (implicit) references to the finitude and relativity of the human situation, and why humour and spirituality healthy good jointly, members talk about what the which means of humour in several religions is - Did it evolve traditionally? How does it functionality? How is humour concerning the conclusion of non secular targets?
Looking at religions from an exterior viewpoint, the individuals then learn the way in which faith interacts with humour in society. How does a faith reply to sarcasm and irony? Are there limits to mockery and making enjoyable of believers? Does humour have a pacifying influence while societal tensions run excessive or does it accentuate the sensitivities?
This quantity will offer essays of price to students within the numerous religions and literatures covered.
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