Muslims and humour : essays on comedy, joking, and mirth in contemporary Islamic contexts /
Muslims and humour : essays on comedy, joking, and mirth in contemporary Islamic contexts /
edited by Bernard Schweizer, Lina Molokotos-Liederman ; with Yasmin Amin
- Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022
- (ix-295 p.)
This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims and Islam. Beginning with theoretical perspectives on the subject and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of case studies about Muslim comedic practices in various cultural, political, and religious contexts. This unprecedented scholarship sheds new light on common misconceptions about humour and laughter in Islam and deftly tackles sensitive themes from blasphemy to freedom of speech. Chapters 9 is available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
978-1-5292-1467-3
216.306481
This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims and Islam. Beginning with theoretical perspectives on the subject and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of case studies about Muslim comedic practices in various cultural, political, and religious contexts. This unprecedented scholarship sheds new light on common misconceptions about humour and laughter in Islam and deftly tackles sensitive themes from blasphemy to freedom of speech. Chapters 9 is available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
978-1-5292-1467-3
216.306481