In:Humour in the Beginning: Religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism
Edited by Roald Dijkstra and Paul van der Velde
[Topics in Humor Research 10] 2022
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 27 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/thr.10.toc
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Table of contents
Preface
About the contributors
Part I.Humour as tool and topic (essays)
Humor, risk and religion
Giselinde Kuipers
Religion and humour: The big picture
Bernard Schweizer
The unquenchable laughter of the gods
Inger N.I. Kuin
Is the application of modern humour theories on historical cases a joke?
Yasmin Amin
Part II.Christianity and Judaism in Late Antiquity
Derisive laughter and religious identity in ancient Christianity
Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
Opponent or advocate? Exploring Clement of Alexandria’s attitude(s) towards laughter
Nicole Graham
“This joke has gone on for long enough”: Humour, derision, and allusion in the letters of Gregory of Nazianzus
Floris Bernard
The smile of the martyr
Pierluigi Lanfranchi
Mocking God and laughing Rabbis
Reuven Kiperwasser
Converting comedians: The role of humour and laughter in the early Christian mime reports
Roald Dijkstra
Biblical fun: Humour in the Cena Cypriani
Vincent Hunink
Part III.The Qur’an and early Arabic literature
Humour and its ethics: Reflections from the early Islamic era
Farooq Hassan
A laughing God, between Sunni approval and Shia rejection
Yasmin Amin
Poetic parodies of Islamic discourses by Abū Nuwās
Geert Jan van Gelder
Greek and Buddhist jokes and their corresponding versions in classical Arabic literature
Ulrich Marzolph
Part IV.Buddhism
How is this sutra different from my ass? Humour as a gateway to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism
Michel Dijkstra
Finicking monkeys: Sun Wukong (Monkey King) as a humorous force in the Chinese discourse on the Three Teachings
Arjan Sterken
“Are you really serious?”: The Buddha, the Brahmins and humour in the śramaṇa tradition of India
Paul van der Velde
Part V.Conclusion
Humour in religion: A Protean phenomenon
Roald Dijkstra
Index
