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The Laughter of Sarah : Biblical Interpretation, Contemporary Feminism, and the Concept of Delight. / Catherine Conybeare.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conybeare, Catherine
- Series:
- Palgrave pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Doctrines.
- Catholic Church.
- Laughter--Religious aspects.
- Laughter.
- Sarah (Biblical matriarch).
- Sarah.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (131 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is 'heard' through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.
- Contents:
- Title; Half-Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prelude; Introduction: Ridebat de facto Sara; 1 Sarah in the Bible: A Peculiar Laugh; 2 Sarah, Philo, and the Laugh beyond Laughter; 3 Laughter and Power; Cover; 4 Laughter and the Body; 5 Laughter, Volatility, Instability; 6 "Empty Speech": Laughter and Language; 7 A Time for Laughter; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Conybeare, Catherine The Laughter of Sarah : Biblical Interpretation, Contemporary Feminism, and the Concept of Delight
- ISBN:
- 9781137370914
- 1137370912
- OCLC:
- 857800825
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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