Muslims and humour : essays on comedy, joking, and mirth in contemporary Islamic contexts /

In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples of comedy practices and styles to scope sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, consider humour's role in fundamentalism, and corr...

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Other Authors: Schweizer, Bernard, 1962- (Editor), Molokotos-Liederman, Lina (Editor), Amin, Yasmin, 1962- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
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