Revisiting the social and religious value of humour
The aim of the article is to revisit and reintroduce the social and religious significance of humour. The chapter will examine humour as a complex human action by focusing on the function thereof in everyday life. The discussion will be informed by examples of the value of humour for physical and me...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Stellenbosch University
[2019]
|
| In: |
Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-94 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000caa a22000002 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 1696787149 | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20220920144908.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 200428s2019 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.17570/stj.Supp. 2019.v5n2.a05 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)1696787149 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KXP1696787149 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 084 | |a 1 |a 0 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |e VerfasserIn |0 (DE-588)1079506411 |0 (DE-627)841192146 |0 (DE-576)452684722 |4 aut |a Cloete, Anita Louisa | |
| 109 | |a Cloete, Anita Louisa |a Cloete, Anita L. |a Cloete, Anita | ||
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Revisiting the social and religious value of humour |
| 264 | 1 | |c [2019] | |
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a The aim of the article is to revisit and reintroduce the social and religious significance of humour. The chapter will examine humour as a complex human action by focusing on the function thereof in everyday life. The discussion will be informed by examples of the value of humour for physical and mental health, politics and religion. Politics and religion serve among the most popular themes and sources for comedy today, especially in stand-up comedy. These examples will illustrate how humour enables people (individuals and communities) to cope with life by engaging them in an open-ended process in which alternative perspectives and attitudes become possible. As a cultural and contextual human action, humour can also serve as social commentary on social challenges and, by doing so, raise social awareness about burning issues in society. Moreover, the discussion will especially highlight two aspects of humour, namely tension and paradox. It will argue that embracing humour as a hopeful attitude that unlocks alternative perspectives of viewing reality needs more attention, especially from a religious perspective. The final section will, therefore, consider the religious significance of humour by expounding on the relationship with faith and hope. | ||
| 652 | |a CH | ||
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i Enthalten in |t Stellenbosch theological journal |d Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015 |g 5(2019), 2, Seite 81-94 |h Online-Ressource |w (DE-627)868288934 |w (DE-600)2868716-4 |w (DE-576)477219799 |x 2413-9467 |7 nnns |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:5 |g year:2019 |g number:2 |g pages:81-94 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ojs.reformedjournals.co.za/stj/article/view/1944 |x Verlag |z kostenfrei |
| 856 | |u https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.Supp. 2019.v5n2.a05 |x doi |3 Volltext | ||
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| LOK | |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 | ||
| LOK | |0 001 3639870999 | ||
| LOK | |0 003 DE-627 | ||
| LOK | |0 004 1696787149 | ||
| LOK | |0 005 20211208090106 | ||
| LOK | |0 008 200428||||||||||||||||ger||||||| | ||
| LOK | |0 040 |a DE-Tue135 |c DE-627 |d DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 092 |o n | ||
| LOK | |0 852 |a DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 852 1 |9 00 | ||
| LOK | |0 935 |a ixzs |a ixzo | ||
| LOK | |0 936ln |0 1550735845 |a CH | ||
| OAS | |a 1 | ||
| ORI | |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw | ||
| REL | |a 1 | ||
| SUB | |a REL | ||