{"product_id":"the-first-book-of-jewish-jokes-the-collection-of-l-m-bschenthal-9780253038326","title":"The First Book of Jewish Jokes: The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorks on Jewish humor and Jewish jokes abound today, but what formed the basis for our contemporary notions of Jewish jokes? How and when did these perceptions develop? In this groundbreaking study and translation, noted humor and folklore scholar Elliott Oring introduces us to the joke collections of Lippmann Moses Büschenthal, an enlightened rabbi, and an unknown author writing as Judas Ascher. Originally published in German in 1812 and 1810, these books include jokes and anecdotes that play on stereotypes. The jokes depict Jews dealing with Gentiles who are bent on their conversion, Jews encountering government officials and institutions, newly propertied Jews attempting to demonstrate their acquisition of artistic and philosophical knowledge, and Jews engaged in trade and moneylending--often with the aim to defraud. In these jokes we see the antecedents of modern Jewish humor, and in Büschenthal's brief introduction we find perhaps the earliest theory of the Jewish joke. Oring provides helpful annotations for the jokes and contextualizing essays that examine the current state of Jewish joke scholarship and the situation of the Jews in France and Germany leading up to the periods when the two collections were published. Intended to stimulate the search for even earlier examples, Oring challenges us to confront the Jewish joke from a genuine historical perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliott Oring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253038326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliott Oring is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles. He is author of \u003ci\u003eJoking Asides: The Theory, Analysis, and Aesthetics of Humor, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEngaging Humor, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Jokes and Their Relations.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also past editor of \u003ci\u003eWestern Folklore \u003c\/i\u003eand is currently on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eHumor: International Journal for Humor Research\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946290167923,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4498d357-7677-4687-96c2-1b5fbed5fd83.jpg?v=1648313077","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-first-book-of-jewish-jokes-the-collection-of-l-m-bschenthal-9780253038326","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}