Humour, Comedy and Laughter - Группа авторов
| Автор: | Группа авторов |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
| Серия: | Social Identities |
| Жанр произведения: | Культурология |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781782385431 |
Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. On the basis of a wide range of ethnographic and textual materials, the chapters examine the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humor and its potential to bring about a sense of amity and mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Unfortunately, though, cartoons, jokes, and parodies can cause irremediable distress and offence. Nevertheless, contributors’ cross-cultural evidence confirms that the positive aspects of humor far outweigh the danger of deepening divisions and fueling hostilities