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"This book identifies the significance of the body through a feminist reconceptualisation of laughter as a means of insight. It positions itself within the emer

This book identifies the significance of the body through a feminist reconceptualisation of laughter as a means of insight. It positions itself within the emerg

Offering a feminist perspective on the significance of the body in the context of religious life and practice, this treatise examines the evidence, ranging from

Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins analyses how laughter has been used as a symbol in myths, rituals and festivals of Western religions, and has thus been inscribed

The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laugh