Jews and Humor
Jews and humor is, for most people, a natural and felicitous collocation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, a history of crises and living on the edge, Jews have often created or resorted to humor. But what is humor? And what makes certain types, instances, or performances of humor Jewish? These are among the myriad queries addressed by the fourteen authors whose essays are collected in this volume. And, thankfully, their observations, always apt and often witty, are expressed with a lightness of style and a depth of analysis that are appropriate to the many topics they cover. The scholars who contributed to this collection allow readers bo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-55753-597-9
- EAN: 9781557535979
- Produktnummer: 11077553
- Verlag: Purdue University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 254 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 420 g
- Gewicht: 420
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Leonard J. Greenspoon is professor of classical and near eastern studies and of theology and holds the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University.
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