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Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding (Hardcover)
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Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding (Hardcover)
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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 clowns, and holy fools play
an essential role in bridging the gap between the divine and the
human by integrating the element of disequilibrium that results
from the contact between incommensurable realities. This
interdisciplinary and cross-cultural series of essays is devoted to
spiritual, anthropological, and literary characters and phenomena
that point to a deeper understanding of the various mythological,
ceremonial, and mystical ways in which the fundamental ambiguity of
existence is symbolized and acted out. Given its interdisciplinary
and cross-cultural perspective, this volume will appeal to scholars
from a variety of fields.
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