Holy Fools and Funny Gods: The Hidden Link Between Religion and Humor

A god and a fool walk into a bar... In Holy Fools and Funny Gods, philosopher and...
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Author: Izar Lunacek
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Holy Fools and Funny Gods: The Hidden Link Between Religion and Humor by Lunacek, Izar

Holy Fools and Funny Gods: The Hidden Link Between Religion and Humor

$56.50

Holy Fools and Funny Gods: The Hidden Link Between Religion and Humor

$56.50
Author: Izar Lunacek
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A god and a fool walk into a bar...

In Holy Fools and Funny Gods, philosopher and cartoonist Izar Lunacek explores the surprising intersections between religion and comedy. Many view religion as a monument to eternal truth. Comedy, on the other hand, is the eternal iconoclast. This conflict between jokers and the faithful frequently marks our present-day culture.

But in pre-Christian times, pagan pantheons included holy clowns precariously positioned at the right side of the main deity. Among many tributes paid to gods, at least one ritual was reserved for the trickster who destroyed the world order only to rebuild it refreshed and new.

What if the priest and the jester are enemies only because they are siblings? What if they are two sides of the same social taboos? When we put gods on pedestals, we also expose them to communal mockery. When we laugh at clowns, we worship their disregard for social convention.

Lunacek's Holy Fools and Funny Gods skillfully blends philosophy with the irreverence of the comics medium into a treatise that is both hilarious and profound.



Author: Izar Lunacek
Publisher: Uncivilized Books
Published: 11/07/2023
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.50h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781941250570


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/27/2023

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