A funny thing happened on the way to the morgue: Some thoughts on humor and death, and a taxonomy of the humor associated with death
Literature on humor and on the humor associated with death is reviewed, and death humor is seen to have functions both as a defense mechanism as well as a social lubricant; it also helps people gain some sense of control over the uncontrollable. Types of death humor are categorized within ten types...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Death studies 1985-01, Vol.9 (3-4), p.201-216 |
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Sprache: | eng |
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Zusammenfassung: | Literature on humor and on the humor associated with death is reviewed, and death humor is seen to have functions both as a defense mechanism as well as a social lubricant; it also helps people gain some sense of control over the uncontrollable. Types of death humor are categorized within ten types in two broad divisions. |
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ISSN: | 0748-1187 1091-7683 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07481188508252518 |