Chapter 9 'Putting the Fun Back into Fundamentalism' Toying with Islam and Extremism in Comedy
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ArtikelUtgivningsinformation: Bristol Bristol University Press 2022Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (24 p.)Innehållstyp: - text
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- 9781529214673
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EPDF of Chapter 9 available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This thought-provoking collection takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject of humour in Islam. It ranges across sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, presenting examples of comedy in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. The book also investigates humour's role in fundamentalism, addresses sensitive contexts of freedom of speech and blasphemy, and corrects common misunderstandings about laughter in Islam.
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