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Laughing gods, weeping virgins : laughter in the history of religion /
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 a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 Wes. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 188 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203411605 0203411609 9780415161978 0415161975 9780415165327 0415165326 1280109181 9781280109188 0585453438 9780585453439 1134717687 9781134717682 1134717679 9781134717675 |