دانلود کتاب God laughed: sources of Jewish humor

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PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Introduction1 Studying Jewish Humor2 A Word on the Sources: Biblical, Talmudic, and Midrashic LiteraturePart II: Heavenly Humor3 Does God Have a Sense of Humor?4 Biblical Humor: From Irony, Sarcasm, Wordplay to Humorous Imagery5 No Match for God: Satan as TricksterPart III: Humor in the Talmud and Midrash6 Humor in the Talmud and Midrash: An Overview7 Recurring Characters and Themes8 Satire, Irony, and Self-Deprecating Humor9 Sarcasm10 Exaggerated Imagery and Other Hyperbole11 Wordplay: Puns, Acrostics, and Riddles12 Humorous Sayings and Remarks13 Allegories, Parables, and Fables14 Talmudic Tales15 Humorous Cases and Other AbsurditiesPart IV Conclusion16 Is There a "Jewish" Sense of Humor?Appendixes Appendix A: Important Dates In Jewish History Appendix B: The Time Periods of the Talmudic Sages Appendix C: The Sages and Their Generations Appendix D: Classic Commentators Appendix E: Mostly Punch Lines, an Index of JokesNotesBibliographyIndex