Jews and humor

Jews and humor

"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 hum...

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Corporate Authors : Klutznick-Harris Symposium 22nd 2009 Omaha, Neb., University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Harris Center for Judaic Studies., Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization.
Other Authors : Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Éditeur scientifique)
Format : Book
Language : anglais
Title statement : Jews and humor / editor, Leonard J. Greenspoon.
Published : Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE , 2013
Series : Project MUSE - UPCC 2011 Global Cultural Studies Collection
Titre de l'ensemble : Project MUSE - UPCC 2011 Global Cultural Studies Collection
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Subjects :
Jews > Humor > History and criticism.
Jewish wit and humor > History and criticism.
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