Christianity and the Triumph of Humor: From Dante to David Javerbaum

By Bernard Schweizer

Book Overview

This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today's uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes.　It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating its point with a host of comedic examples.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367185105
• ISBN13: 9780367185107
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"