Chapter 9 'Putting the Fun Back into Fundamentalism' Toying with Islam and Extremism in Comedy

• Auteur principal: Abdel-Fadil, Mona (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Bristol Bristol University Press 2022
• Sujets: Society & culture: general; Islam; Cultural studies; Blasphemy; Freedom of speech; Hadith; Humour; Humour restrictions; Islam; Joking; Koran; Laughter; unfettered humour
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Résumé

EPDF of Chapter 9 available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This thought-provoking collection takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject of humour in Islam. It ranges across sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, presenting examples of comedy in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. The book also investigates humour's role in fundamentalism, addresses sensitive contexts of freedom of speech and blasphemy, and corrects common misunderstandings about laughter in Islam.

Description matérielle

1 electronic resource (24 p.)

ISBN

9781529214697.009
9781529214673
9781529214680

Accès

Open Access