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UNINA9910494575703321 |
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Bom Klaas |
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Context and catholicity in the science and religion debate : intercultural contributions from French-speaking Africa / / Klaas Bom, Benno van den Toren |
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Brill, 2020 |
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Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Theology and Mission in World Christianity; ; 14 |
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Religion and science - Africa, French-speaking |
Africa, French-speaking Religious life and customs |
Africa, French-speaking Intellectual life |
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For years the fact that the debate on science and religion was not related to cultural diversity was considered only a minor issue. However, lately, there is a growing concern that the dominance of ‘Western’ perspectives in this field do not allow for new understandings. This book testifies to the growing interest in the different cultural embeddings of the science and religion interface and proposes a framework that makes an intercultural debate possible. This proposal is based on a thorough study of the ‘lived theology’ of Christian students and university professors in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Yaoundé. The outcomes of the field research are related to a worldwide perspective of doing theology and a broader scope of scholarly discussions. |
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UNINA9910791045903321 |
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Beard Mary <1955-> |
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Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
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Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 |
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©2014 |
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0-520-28758-4 |
0-520-95820-9 |
9780520958203 |
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1 Online-Ressource (X, 319 Seiten) |
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Sather Classical Lectures ; ; 71. |
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HIS002000LIT004190POL010000 |
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Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500 |
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
Rome Social life and customs |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
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What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans |
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themselves. From ancient "monkey business" to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising. But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really "get" the Romans' jokes? |
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