Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins

Informationen zum Autor Ingvild Sælid Gilhus Klappentext First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins analyses how laughter has been used as a symbol in myths, rituals and festivals of Western religions, and has thus been inscribed in religious discourse. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The Ancient Near East; Chapter 2 Greece; Chapter 3 Rome; Chapter 4 Early Christianity; Chapter 5 Medieval Christianity; Chapter 6 Modernity and the Remythologization of Laughter; Chapter 7 Religion of Jokes;

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ingvild Sael Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid Gilhus, Gilhus Ingvild Saelid
• Edition: External catalogues UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780415555050
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55505-0
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Anthropology, Religion: general, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies