God Laughed

God Laughed
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Sources of Jewish Humor

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فرمت کتاب

ebook

تاریخ انتشار

2014

نویسنده

Linda Weiser Friedman

شابک

9781412854276
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Publisher's Weekly

March 24, 2014
In this lighthearted but thoughtful study, professors Friedman and Friedman step outside the bounds of their own academic disciplines to trace the origins and evolution of Jewish humor from religious texts. Citing numerous sources including the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and the Midrash, the authors do a thorough and convincing job of identifying the presence of humor, especially the distinctive elements of self-deprecation and irony, in the Torah. Instances in which God invites argument from humansâincluding Abraham's defense of the lives of the residents of Sodom and Gomorrahâare presented as logical precursors to jokes at the deity's expense, as they make clear the notion that candid conversations are not viewed as heretical. Lay readers will appreciate the leavening of what could have been a dry recital with multiple examples of contemporary jokes, and examples from TV shows including Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Those who aren't put off by the banalities presented in the opening sections ("Jews tend to see the world through the prism of Jewishness," or, "Jews appreciate humor,") will be rewarded with this fun read.



Library Journal

May 15, 2014

The authors--Hershey, a professor of business at Brooklyn College, City University New York, and Linda, a professor of statistics at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business--are not professional historians but have written a book that is academic in its ambitions and scope and largely succeeds. Their contention is that humor, hard though it may be to define, has been a key component not only of Jewish religious life and its writings, but of Jews' survival of centuries of exile and persecution. Certainly, while the Torah and the Talmud have their share of paradox and sarcasm, the slightly sour and pragmatic qualities now associated with Jewish humor flowered later, as by-products of exile and change. VERDICT Peppered with humorous anecdotes and stories, this rich and thought-provoking book is an education in Jewish spirituality as well as a study in the meaning of the comic essence itself and deserves a wide audience.

Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.




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