02759nam 22004933a 450 991083188820332120250203235540.097838630909993863090993(CKB)4950000000290120(ScCtBLL)8786d467-1fe3-4fcd-8dc3-5faad70f8273(OCoLC)1250420559(EXLCZ)99495000000029012020250203i20122021 uu gertxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierValenzen des Lachens in der Vormoderne (1250-1750)Gun-Britt Kohler, Gerrit Walther, Theresa HamiltonVolume 8[s.l.] :Bamberg University Press,2012.461 pagesillustrations ;21 cmBamberger Historische StudienIncludes bibliographical references.Laughter was often the subject of theoretical reflection. In contrast, studies on the specific historical constellations of laughter in pre-modern times are almost completely absent. This volume is dedicated to this deficit. Historical laughter can be inferred from laughter. Values and taboos emerge in a particularly concise manner in political, historiographical, literary and letter-related testimonies that deal with laughter. Laughter is a form of communication and social interaction that can not only create and consolidate new identities through instrumentalization in propaganda. Laughter serves as an instrument of power, contributes to communication within the group and is a means of creating meaning. The articles collected here examine the valences of laughter empirically and in an interdisciplinary perspective from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Exemplary studies thus explore the potential of historical research into laughter.Bamberger Historische StudienWit and humorHistory and criticismGerman wit and humorHistory and criticismGerman literatureMiddle High German, 1050-1500History and criticismGerman literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismGerman wit and humor in artWit and humorHistory and criticism.German wit and humorHistory and criticism.German literatureHistory and criticism.German literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticism.German wit and humor in art.Kohler Gun-Britt1788335Walther GerritHamilton TheresaScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910831888203321Valenzen des Lachens in der Vormoderne (1250-1750)4323125UNINA