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Routledge Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins - Religion & Laughter History

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Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins explores how laughter functions as a powerful symbol across Western religious traditions, from ancient Mesopotamian and Greek beliefs to modern Christianity. This comprehensive study examines divine laughter embodied by figures such as Anu, Jahweh, Dionysos, and Christ, revealing how gods use laughter to assert both their superiority and their connection to humanity. Professor Gilhus traces the relationship between human corporeal laughter and spiritual divine laughter from classical antiquity through the Christian West to contemporary religious understanding. By analysing laughter in myths, rituals and festivals, the book illuminates how this distinctly human expression has been inscribed within religious discourse across centuries. This scholarly work offers deep insight into the intersection of embodiment, spirituality and humour in religious history.

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Routledge publication examining laughter as a central symbol in Western religious mythology and practice across multiple faith traditions.

Traces divine laughter from classical antiquity through Christian traditions, analysing gods including Anu, Jahweh, Dionysos and Christ.

Professor Gilhus investigates the connection between human laughter and spiritual divine laughter within religious rituals and festivals.

Comprehensive study of how laughter functions in religious discourse to demonstrate both divine power and proximity to human experience.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415161975
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 04 September 1997
Listed Since: 12 January 2007

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