Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding /

This study in the relationship between religion and the comic focuses on the ways in which the latter fulfils a central function in the sacred understanding of reality of pre-modern cultures and the spiritual life of religious traditions. The central thesis is that figures such as tricksters, sacred...

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Main Author:	Laude, Patrick (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. Comparative Religion. Literature, general. Philosophy of Religion. Sociology of Religion. Spirituality. Literature. Religion and sociology. Religion > Philosophy. Religions. Social sciences. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book