02059nam a2200373 i 4500 ebr10789637 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 970305t19971997nyu ob 000 0 eng d 9783110810660 (e-book) 9783110155624 CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)868974102 BR115.C63 B47 1997eb 233 21 Berger, Peter L., 1929- Redeeming laughter : the comic dimension of human experience / Peter L. Berger. New York : Walter de Gruyter, [1997] �1997 1 online resource (236 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Self-Serving Explanations and Unsolicited Compliments -- The Comic Intrusion -- Philosophers of the Comic, and the Comedy of Philosophy -- Laughing Monks: A Very Brief Sinitic Interlude -- Homo Ridens: Physiology and Psychology -- Homo Ridiculus: Social Constructions of the Comic -- Interlude: Brief Reflections on Jewish Humor -- The Comic as Diversion: Benign Humor -- The Comic as Consolation: Tragicomedy -- The Comic as Game of Intellect: Wit -- The Comic as Weapon: Satire -- Interlude: The Eternal Return of Folly -- The Folly of Redemption -- Interlude: On Grim Theologians -- The Comic as a Signal of Transcendence. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 13, 2013). Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Comedy Religious aspects. Wit and humor Religious aspects. Electronic books. ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10789637 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 136934 136934