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Satire Veneration and St Joseph in Art c 13001550 is the first to reclaim satire as a central component of Catholic altarpieces devotional art and veneration moving beyond humor's relegation to the medieval margins or to the profane arts alone The book challenges humor's perception as a mere teaching tool for the laity and the antithesis of 'high' veneration and theology a divide perpetuated by CounterReformation thought and the inheritance of Mikhail Bakhtin (Rabelais and His World 1965 It reveals how humor laughter and material culture played a critical role in establishing St Joseph as an exemplar in western Europe as early as the thirteenth century Its goal is to open a new line of interpretation in medieval and early modern cultural studies by revealing the functions of humor in sacred scenes the role of laughter as veneration and the importance of play for preReformation religious experiences -- Back cover

Altarpieces. --- Art, Renaissance. --- Christian art and symbolism. --- Laughter in art. --- Satire in art. --- ART / History / Renaissance. --- Art, Christian --- Art, Ecclesiastical --- Arts in the church --- Christian symbolism --- Ecclesiastical art --- Symbolism and Christian art --- Religious art --- Symbolism --- Symbolism in art --- Church decoration and ornament --- Art, Renaissance --- Renaissance art --- Predellas --- Reredos --- Retables --- Screens (Church decoration) --- Joseph, --- Giuseppe, --- José, --- Józef, --- Yūsuf, --- In art. --- Art, Medieval. --- Altarpieces, Renaissance. --- Altarpieces, Medieval. --- Satire --- Religious aspects. --- Ecclesiology --- History of Europe --- satire [artistic device] --- altarpieces --- saints --- ancestor worship --- Joseph of Nazareth --- anno 1300-1399 --- anno 1400-1499 --- Art. --- Humor. --- Satire. --- St. Joseph. --- Veneration. --- Christian art and symbolism --- Satire in art --- Laughter in art --- Retables de la Renaissance --- Retables médiévaux --- Aspect religieux. --- Joseph --- in art. --- Satire - Religious aspects. --- Ioseph sponsus B.M.V. --- Iconographie --- Joseph, - Saint - In art. --- Joseph, - Saint