Book Summary
The contributions of numerous scholars to the International Symposium Humor in Arabic Culture July 2007 at the Free University of Berlin). First of all, a critical view is taken of early Muslim religious writings - and against the background of relevant Jewish and Christian pronouncements - to determine more closely the Islamic discourse on the value and non-value of humor. Then the wide spectrum of the humorous in classical Arabic literature is reviewed. Finally, the papers discuss the way Arabic humour has changed with the onset of the modern age and globalisation and examine the role of humour as a vehicle of social and political criticism in Arabic societies.
Book Details
| Book Name | Humor In Der Arabischen Kultur / Humor In Arabic Culture |
| Author | Georges Tamer |
| Publisher | Walter De Gruyter (Feb 2009) |
| ISBN | 9783110198256 |
| Pages | 387 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 4979 |
