03011nam 2200649Ia 450 991096377580332120200520144314.09781438415178143841517697805850883650585088365(CKB)111004365683598(OCoLC)43475808(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588670(SSID)ssj0000184314(PQKBManifestationID)11183711(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184314(PQKBWorkID)10200081(PQKB)11099231(MdBmJHUP)muse13960(Au-PeEL)EBL3408123(CaPaEBR)ebr10588670(MiAaPQ)EBC3408123(DE-B1597)735577(DE-B1597)9781438415178(Perlego)2673812(EXLCZ)9911100436568359819801007d1981 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIsraeli humor the content and structure of the chizbat of the Palmah /Elliott Oring1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc19811 online resource (ix, 295 pages)SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and CultureSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture9780873955133 0873955137 9780873955126 0873955129 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Ha-Palmah Ha-Chizbat The argument of humor The content The structure The message KezavimDerived from the Arabic word for "lie," the word "chizbat" was chosen by members of the Palmah to designate the particular form of narrative joke exchanged by these volunteer defenders of Jewish settlements in Israel during the uncertain years 1941-48. Elliott Oring concentrates his attention on how the chizbat represents the expression of a distinctly Israeli identity and the disparate elements of this identity: sabra/European, Arab/Israeli, East/West. He shows how chizbat humor depends, not so much on novelty or punch line, as on displaying these incongruities of Israeli identity. Oring also discusses the sociocultural context in which the chizbat developed and examines how various theories of humor apply to understanding the chizbat. In an appendix invaluable for the folklorist, Oring has translated hundreds of chizbat into English. some are from written sources and others are verbal accounts he obtained during his months of research in Israel.Israeli wit and humorHistory and criticismIsraeli wit and humorHistory and criticism.398.2/095694Oring Elliott1945-449883MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963775803321Israeli humor4344671UNINA