Las teorías sociales del humor y el estudio de la risa en la Biblia Hebrea: la interjección הֶאָח y el humor humillante

Sel·lam El Ammari Alonso

doi:10.3989/sefarad.021-010.a

Authors

Sel·lam El Ammari Alonso Universidad Complutense de Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-6681

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/sefarad.021-010.a

Keywords:

Aggressive Humor, Ridicule, Mock, Superiority Theory

Abstract

The interjection הֶאָח appears nine times in the Hebrew Bible. It is a vocalization which expresses happiness for the misfortunes of an in-group/out-group individual or collective. In accordance with the social theories of humor, that study the hostile function of laughter, it can be said that הֶאָח expresses onomatopoeically a specific kind of laughter that can be either socially «abrasive» or «lubricant». This article examines all the instances of הֶאָח in the HB and considers this interjection in line with the sociological studies of the disparagement humor. Finally, some conclusions are presented.

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