Laughing gods, weeping virgins : laughter in the history of religion

Laughing gods, weeping virgins : laughter in the history of religion / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus.

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. The Mesopotamian Anu, the Israelite Jahweh, the Greek Dionysos, the Gnostic Christ and the late modern Jesus were a...

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Main Author: Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Subjects:
Laughter > Religious aspects > Comparative studies.
Emotions > Religious aspects > Comparative studies.
Emotions > Religious aspects
Laughter > Religious aspects
Comparative studies
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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. The Mesopotamian Anu, the Israelite Jahweh, the Greek Dionysos, the Gnostic Christ and the late modern Jesus were all laughing gods. Through their laughter, gods prove both their superiority and their proximity to humans. In this comprehensive study, Professor Gilhus examines the relationship between corporeal human laughter and spiritual divine laughter from c`ussical antiquity, to the Christian Wes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 188 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-166) and index.
ISBN:9780203411605
0203411609
9780415161978
0415161975
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0415165326
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9781280109188
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9780585453439
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9781134717682
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9781134717675
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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