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Greek Laughter: A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity
Greek Laughter A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity
Author: Stephen Halliwell
The first book to offer an integrated reading of ancient Greek attitudes to laughter. Taking material from various genres and contexts, the book analyses both the theory and the practice of laughter as a revealing expression of Greek values and mentalities. Greek society developed distinctive institutions for the celebration of laughter as a cap...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521717748
ISBN-10: 0521717744
Publication Date: 11/3/2008
Pages: 632
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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