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Ingvild Gilhus - Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins [1997][A]
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Book Title: Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins: Laughter in the History of Religion
Book Author: Ingvild Saelid Gilhus
Hardcover: 184 pages
Publisher: Routledge (October 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415161975
ISBN-13: 978-0415161978
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Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0415161975 | ISBN-13: 978-0415161978
Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins analyses how laughter has been used as a symbol in myths, rituals and festivals of Western religions, and has thus been inscribed in religious discourse. The Mesopotamian Anu, the Israelite Jahweh, the Greek Dionysos, the Gnostic Christ and the late modern Jesus were all laughing gods. Through their laughter, gods prove both their superiority and their proximity to humans.
In this comprehensive study, Professor Gilhus examines the relationship between corporeal human laughter and spiritual divine laughter from c`ussical antiquity, to the Christian West and the modern era. She combines the study of the history of religion with social-scientific approaches, to provide an original and pertinent exploration of a universal human phenomenon, and its significance for the development of religions.
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\'Professor Gilhus has provided a pertinent and scholarly investigation into the significance of laughter in religion. - Theology
\'Laughing Gods and Weeping Virgins is a delightful and good natured study of the place and meaning of laughter in religion.\' - Religion & Theology
\'This study of laughter and religion by Ingvild Saelid Gilhus is a model of graceful scholarship written in impeccable English and presented with engaging clarity.\' - David Martin, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 13 1998
