Humorists vs. Religion

Critical Voices from Mark Twain to Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Iain Ellis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

267 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7560-2 (ISBN)

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In examining the major critical humorists that have clashed with religion, this book investigates the dynamics at the heart of this long-standing cultural antagonism. The dramatic skirmishes recounted here revolve around various facets of religion, including its policies and edicts, its political manifestations, and the nature of faith itself.

Critical humorists and religion are steeped in a long-standing cultural antagonism. This book recounts the dramatic skirmishes between religion--its dogma and edicts, political manifestations, and the nature of faith--and the satire, parody, jokes and hyperbole of popular wits. The writings of Twain, Vonnegut, Mencken and Hitchens are included, along with the films of Monty Python, the cartoons of Charlie Hebdo, the animated television series The Simpsons and South Park, the comedy of George Carlin and Bill Maher, the music of Randy Newman and Pussy Riot, the performance monologue of Julia Sweeney and the magic of Penn Jillette.

Iain Ellis is a senior lecturer in the English department at the University of Kansas. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 • Mark Twain

2 • H.L. Mencken

3 • Kurt Vonnegut

4 • Lenny Bruce

5 • George Carlin

6 • Monty Python

7 • Randy Newman

8 • Hardcore Punk

9 • The Simpsons

10 • Family Guy

11 • South Park

12 • The Jyllands-Posten Cartoons

13 • Charlie Hebdo

14 • Christopher Hitchens

15 • Pussy Riot

16 • Bill Maher

17 • Ricky Gervais

18 • Julia Sweeney

19 • Penn Jillette

20 • Parody Religions

21 • Public Scientists

22 • Humor and Religion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.10.2018
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	336 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-7560-0 / 1476675600
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7560-2 / 9781476675602
Zustand	Neuware