{"product_id":"9781782385431","title":"Humour, Comedy and Laughter: Obscenities, Paradoxes, Insights and the Renewal of Life","description":"Ingram - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. On the basis of a wide range of ethnographic and textual materials, the chapters examine the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humor and its potential to bring about a sense of amity and mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Unfortunately, though, cartoons, jokes, and parodies can cause irremediable distress and offence. Nevertheless, contributors’ cross-cultural evidence confirms that the positive aspects of humor far outweigh the danger of deepening divisions and fueling hostilities","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174453494000,"sku":"9781782385431","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782385431_p0.jpg?v=1763719318","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782385431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}