Jewish humor
By: edited by Avner Ziv ; with a new introduction by the editor.
Contributors: Ziv, Avner.
Series: Classics in communication and mass culture series
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Brunswick, U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Jewish wit and humor.
Description: The thirteen chapters in this book are derived from the First International Conference on Jewish Humor held at Tel Aviv University. The authors are scientists from the areas of literature, linguistics, sociology, psychology, history, communications, the theater, and Jewish studies. They all try to understand different aspects of Jewish humor, and they evoke associations, of a local-logical nature, with Jewish tradition. This compilation reflects the first interdisciplinary approach to Jewish humor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.
Originally published: Tel Aviv : Papyrus Pub. House at Tel-Aviv University, c1986.