Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge.
This review critiques Terry Lindvall et al.'s Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. Lindvall et al.'s account is a study of a synthesis of the impact of film comedies with religious themes. By carrying out this study, using strategies from theolo...
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| description | This review critiques Terry Lindvall et al.'s Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. Lindvall et al.'s account is a study of a synthesis of the impact of film comedies with religious themes. By carrying out this study, using strategies from theology, humour studies, and film studies, the authors have succeeded in filling a gap in knowledge and provided scholars of all the aforementioned disciplines with an insight into this fascinating intersection of seemingly incompatible elements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a096756f05414f3e9c800f9200813f8f2022-12-21T21:35:52ZengCracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language StudiesThe European Journal of Humour Research2307-700X2019-07-0172Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge.Tereza Walsbergerová0Masaryk UniversityThis review critiques Terry Lindvall et al.'s Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. Lindvall et al.'s account is a study of a synthesis of the impact of film comedies with religious themes. By carrying out this study, using strategies from theology, humour studies, and film studies, the authors have succeeded in filling a gap in knowledge and provided scholars of all the aforementioned disciplines with an insight into this fascinating intersection of seemingly incompatible elements.https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/295comedyfilm comedy |
| spellingShingle | Tereza Walsbergerová Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. The European Journal of Humour Research comedy film comedy |
| title | Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. |
| title_full | Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. |
| title_fullStr | Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. |
| title_short | Book review. Lindvall, Terry et al. (2016). Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge. |
| title_sort | book review lindvall terry et al 2016 divine film comedies biblical narratives film sub genres and the comic spirit new york routledge |
| topic | comedy film comedy |
| url | https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/295 |
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