Overview :Elliott Oring asks essential questions concerning humorous expression in contemporary society, examining how humor works, why it is employed... Read More
Overview :Oring's introductory folklore text consists of a series of essays by leading scholars that give the student a solid sense of major folklore ... Read More
Overview :Nothing in the understanding of humor is as simple as it might seem. In Joking Asides, Elliott Oring confronts the problems of humor, analyz... Read More
Overview :Compiled to accompany the best-selling textbook, Folk Groups and Folklore Genres: An Introduction, the selections in this anthology extend t... Read More
Overview :Derived from the Arabic word for "lie," the word "chizbat" was chosen by members of the Palmah to designate the particular form of narrative... Read More
Overview :Works on Jewish humor and Jewish jokes abound today, but what formed the basis for our contemporary notions of Jewish jokes? How and when di... Read More