Comedy, Tragedy And Religion

Book Summary


"Comedy, tragedy, and religion have been intertwined since ancient Greece, where comedy and tragedy arose as religious rituals. This book analyzes the worldviews of tragedy and comedy, and compares each with the world's major religions. Morreall contrasts the tragic and comic along twenty psychological and social dimensions and uses these to analyze both Eastern and Western traditions."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Details


Book Name Comedy, Tragedy And Religion
Author John Morreall
Publisher State University Of New York Press (May 1999)
ISBN 9780791442067
Pages 177
Language English
Price 1137
 
 

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