Jews and Humor

• अन्य लेखक: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Purdue University Press 2007
• विषय: Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Social groups: religious groups & communities
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Jews and humor is, for most people, a natural and felicitous collocation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, a history of crises and living on the edge, Jews have often created or resorted to humor. But what is "humor"? And what makes certain types, instances, or performances of humor &qu...