The Laughter of Sarah: Biblical Exegesis, Feminist Theory, and the Concept of Delight

Conybeare, C.

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 laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is "heard" through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2013-09-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137373113

DOI: 10.1057/9781137370914

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 117