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The Laughter of Sarah

Biblical Exegesis, Feminist Theory, and the Concept of Delight
By:C. Conybeare
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137373113
eText ISBN:9781137370914
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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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.