Benny Grey Schuster: The History of Easter Laughter: Johannes Oecolampadius’ De risu paschali from 1518 with an Introduction, Annotated Translation, and an Account of the Cultural, Ecclesiastical, and Theological Transformation of Laughter

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Book review of Benny Grey Schuster, The History of Easter Laughter: Johannes Oecolampadius’ De risu paschali from 1518 with an Introduction, Annotated Translation, and an Account of the Cultural, Ecclesiastical, and Theological Transformation of Laughter. Berlin: Peter Lang, 2024, 386 pp.

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  • Ingvild Sælid Gilhus, University of Bergen

    is Professor Emerita in the Study of Religion, University of Bergen. 

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2026-06-10

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Vol. 62 No. 1 (2026): Temenos ‒ Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion

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Gilhus, I. S. (2026). Benny Grey Schuster: The History of Easter Laughter: Johannes Oecolampadius’ De risu paschali from 1518 with an Introduction, Annotated Translation, and an Account of the Cultural, Ecclesiastical, and Theological Transformation of Laughter. Temenos - Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion, 62(1), 157-159. https://doi.org/10.33356/temenos.180999