Muslims and Humour - Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts

This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims, and Islam.

Beginning with theoretical perspectives and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of case studies about Muslim comedic practices in various cultural, political, and religious contexts.

This unprecedented scholarship sheds new light on common misconceptions about humour and laughter in Islam and deftly tackles sensitive themes from blasphemy to freedom of speech.

Chapter 9 is available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

About the author

Bernard Schweizer is Professor Emeritus of English at the Department of English, Philosophy and Languages at Long Island University. Lina Molokotos-Liederman is Affiliated Researcher at the Woolf Institute and Scientific Collaborator at University of Fribourg. Yasmin Amin recently completed her doctoral studies at University of Exeter with a dissertation titled, "Humour and Laughter in the Ḥadīth".

Summary

In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples of comedy practices and styles to scope sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, consider humour’s role in fundamentalism, and correct misconceptions about laughter in the religion.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lina Molokotos-Liederman (Editor), Lina (University of Fribourg) Molokotos-Liederman (Editor), Bernard Schweizer (Editor), Bernard (Long Island University) Schweizer (Editor)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781529214673
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-1467-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 603 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)