Sacred laughter : humor and laughter in religious, cultural, and mythic traditions / edited by Michael K. Cundall Jr.
| Other author | Cundall, Michael K., 1974- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Humor and laughter in religious, cultural, and mythic traditions |
| Contents | Introduction : Sacred laughter -- The wheel of gelastic fortune : the turnings of monastic mirth / Terry Lindvall, Christian Palmisano -- The transformative nature of the sun-god's laughter in ancient Egyptian religious texts / LaReina Hingson -- The archfigure trickster : the role of humor in functional models of the trickster-civilizer's actions in North American Indian myths / Nikola Danišov̀-Bartoškov̀ -- Humor in Islam / Fatima Ahmed and Sundus Mohamed -- Buddhism, humor, and laughter / Richard A. Gardner-- Transformations of a Japanese deity of dance : humor, ritual, and the question how to reach the gods / Bernhard Scheid -- The sanctity of the funny : Christian clown ministries and the paradox of the profane / Liz Sills -- Serious Buddha, laughing Krishna? Some aspects of fun and games in Hinduism and Buddhism / Paul van der Velde -- "The gods live like us" : sacred humor in Africa / Benson Ohihon Igboin -- Boiled shoe, enamoured cow, and a buddha in a fur : Buddhist humour in Mongolian communities / Alevtina Solovyeva and Anastasiya Fiadotava -- Laughing to move the gods : the transformative power of humor in Shinto / Kaitlyn Ugoretz. |
| Abstract | "This anthology explores the intersection of humor and laughter with various faith, religious, and mythic traditions. Each chapter covers a unique case where humor and laughter have intersected with some part of a religious, cultural, or mythic tradition and explores how and why laughter and humor are important in those stories. The contributors also explore how the role of humor and laughter shaped and influenced the various religions, cultures, or myths and what that might mean to the parent society. Each author also adds a bit of reflection on how they think their work is relevant to issues of humor in our modern world" -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781666973044 |
| ISBN | 1666973041 (hardback) |
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