LEADER 04027nam 2200709 450 001 9910811230303321 005 20210422025315.0 010 $a3-11-035400-4 010 $a3-11-038766-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110354003 035 $a(CKB)3360000000515227 035 $a(EBL)1642665 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001402810 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12503775 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402810 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11361431 035 $a(PQKB)11383720 035 $a(DE-B1597)359615 035 $a(OCoLC)979745985 035 $a(OCoLC)988823951 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110354003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1642665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11014046 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL806482 035 $a(OCoLC)903421532 035 $a(CaSebORM)9783110353938 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1642665 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000515227 100 $a20150211h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRedeeming laughter $ethe comic dimension of human experience /$fPeter L. Berger 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cWalter de Gruyter GmbH,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-035401-2 311 $a3-11-035393-8 327 $tFront matter --$tOverview --$tPreface --$tPrefatory Remarks, Self-Serving Explanations, and Unsolicited Compliments --$tPrologue --$tPart I: Anatomy of the Comic --$t1. The Comic Intrusion --$t2. Philosophers of the Comic, and the Comedy of Philosophy --$t3. Laughing Monks: A Very Brief Sinitic Interlude --$t4. Homo Ridens: Physiology and Psychology --$t5. Homo Ridiculus: Social Constructions of the Comic --$t6. Interlude: Brief Reflections on Jewish Humor --$tPart II: Comic Forms of Expression --$t7. The Comic as Diversion: Benign Humor --$t8. The Comic as Consolation: Tragicomedy --$t9. The Comic as Game of Intellect: Wit --$t10. The Comic as Weapon: Satire --$t11. Interlude: The Eternal Return of Folly --$tPart III: Toward a Theology of the Comic --$t12. The Folly of Redemption --$t13. Interlude: On Grim Theologians --$t14. The Comic as a Signal of Transcendence --$tEpilogue 330 $aAmid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Berger contends that the comic is an integral aspect of human life, yet one that must be approached and analyzed circumspectly and circuitously. Beginning with an exploration of the anatomy of the comic, Berger addresses humor in philosophy, physiology, psychology, and the social sciences before turning to a discussion of different types of comedy and finally suggesting a theology of the comic in terms of its relationship to folly, redemption, and transcendence. Along the way, the reader is treated to a variety of jokes on a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on humor and its relationship to religion. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger's work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity. 606 $aComic, The$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aWit and humor$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 610 $aHumor. 610 $aModernity. 610 $aReligion. 610 $aSociology. 615 0$aComic, The$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aWit and humor$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 676 $a233 686 $aEC 7120$2rvk 700 $aBerger$b Peter L.$0119506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811230303321 996 $aRedeeming laughter$91668966 997 $aUNINA