Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volumes 10-11Department of Archaeology, 1991 - Archaeology |
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... humour seems to have defeated all attempts at explanation and categorisation . Theories of humour never seem to cover all the possibilities ; there are always exceptions , other types of humour not covered by the theory . This is partly ...
... humour seems to have defeated all attempts at explanation and categorisation . Theories of humour never seem to cover all the possibilities ; there are always exceptions , other types of humour not covered by the theory . This is partly ...
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... humour to ' test ' the group's respect for the sacred nature of the right and the location : " The rule of gravity in face of gross humour was upholding the sacred against the profane , but a profane which had been deliberately ...
... humour to ' test ' the group's respect for the sacred nature of the right and the location : " The rule of gravity in face of gross humour was upholding the sacred against the profane , but a profane which had been deliberately ...
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... humour is a fundamental way of understanding society , because humour is used in the creation and subversion of ' norms ' in society . It would be impossible to have humour without some consensus as to what is normal so that the ...
... humour is a fundamental way of understanding society , because humour is used in the creation and subversion of ' norms ' in society . It would be impossible to have humour without some consensus as to what is normal so that the ...
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