Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell...
Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell...
Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N152.43093/1
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English
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xiii, 616 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Greek laughter in theory and practice -- 2. Inside and outside morality: the laughter of Homeric gods and men -- 3. Sympotic elation and resistance to death -- 4. Ritual laughter and the renewal of life -- 5. Aischrology, shame and Old Comedy -- 6. Greek philosophy and the ethics of...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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England
Date Published
2008.
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Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N152.43093/1
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0521717744 (pbk.)
0521889006 (hbk.)
9780521889001 (hbk.)
9780521717748 (pbk.)
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152.430938
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991002194859702626
