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| Title: |
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 |
| Author: |
Thorson, James A. |
| Appeared in: |
Death studies |
| Paging: | Volume 9 (1985) nr. 3-4 pages 201-216 |
| Year: |
1985-07-01 |
| Contents: |
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. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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