LEADER 03228nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910827356203321 005 20240516011819.0 010 $a1-281-36874-1 010 $a9786611368746 010 $a1-4039-8058-6 024 7 $a10.1057/9781403980588 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342691 035 $a(EBL)307750 035 $a(OCoLC)560468890 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000140332 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11132466 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140332 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053267 035 $a(PQKB)10215658 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4039-8058-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC307750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL307750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10135667 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL136874 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342691 100 $a20050209d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDivine play, sacred laughter, and spiritual understanding /$fby Patrick Laude 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cPalgrave Macmillan$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-349-53173-1 311 $a1-4039-7015-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-270) and index. 327 $aCover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ma?ya? and the Divine Treasure; 2 Ambiguity of the Demiurge; 3 Dionysus, Shiva, Osiris; 4 Divine Troublemakers; 5 Coyote and Kin; 6 Reading the Trickster's Footsteps; 7 Thundering Clowns; 8 Spiritual Laughter; 9 Fools for Christ's Sake; 10 The People of Blame; 11 Fools on a Tightrope; 12 Epilogue: Cracks of Light; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis study in the relationship between religion and the comic focuses on the ways in which the latter fulfils a central function in the sacred understanding of reality of pre-modern cultures and the spiritual life of religious traditions. The central thesis is that figures such as tricksters, sacred clowns, and holy fools play an essential role in bridging the gap between the divine and the human by integrating the element of disequilibrium that results from the contact between incommensurable realities. This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural series of essays is devoted to spiritual, anthropological, and literary characters and phenomena that point to a deeper understanding of the various mythological, ceremonial, and mystical ways in which the fundamental ambiguity of existence is symbolized and acted out. Given its interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective, this volume will appeal to scholars from a variety of fields. 606 $aLaughter$xReligious aspects 606 $aWit and humor$xReligious aspects 606 $aReligion$vHumor 615 0$aLaughter$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aWit and humor$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aReligion 676 $a202/.1 700 $aLaude$b Patrick$f1958-$01612256 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827356203321 996 $aDivine play, sacred laughter, and spiritual understanding$94087514 997 $aUNINA