Book Review. Elisha McIntyre, Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture

At first sight one might think that religion and humor contradict each other or at least are not a fruitful pair. The study Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture by Elisha McIntyre, an Australian scholar in the study of religion, shows that this isn’t true at all, although diff...

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Main Author: Mäder, Marie-Therese 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie [2020]
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 159-162
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
KDG Free church
KDH Christian sects
Further subjects:B Book review
B Evangelical Christians
B Mormonism
B Elisha McIntyre
B Humor
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Summary:At first sight one might think that religion and humor contradict each other or at least are not a fruitful pair. The study Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture by Elisha McIntyre, an Australian scholar in the study of religion, shows that this isn’t true at all, although differences in the effectiveness of humor persist depending on its purpose and the involved agents.
ISSN:2617-3697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.25364/05.06:2020.1.9