RELI UN3318 Humor, Joy, and Happiness in Judaism: Home
Books
Happiness in Premodern Judaism by Call Number: BM645.J67 T57 2003ISBN: 0878204539Publication Date: 2003-10-06
Jewish Comedy by Call Number: PN6149.J4 D38 2017ISBN: 9780393247879Publication Date: 2017-10-31
Tips for searching in CLIO
Subject Headings are specialized terms used in cataloging to identify particular topics or ideas.
Searching "Happiness Religious aspects Judaism." as a "subject" in CLIO returns just over 50 results; while "Joy Religious aspects Judaism." returns 85 results.
Always check publishers and read carefully! For a topic like "happiness," many of the results will be self-help books, not academic publishers focusing on a study of the subject. Pro-tip: Check if the publisher is a university press (i.e. Columbia University Press), which requires more rigorous research. A book titled "How to find happiness" will likely not suit your academic needs - unless your professor requires you to analyze self-help books!
Digital Resources
- Sefaria: a living library of Jewish textsSefaria is a "free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation. Our scope is Torah in the broadest sense, from Tanakh to Talmud to Zohar to modern texts and all the volumes of commentary in between.
- History of Emotions in Early Modern JudaismThe 2016 Early Modern Workshop in Jewish Studies focused on the History of Emotions. Some of the papers discussed (and downloadable) here might be useful for research.
- Compassion: Between a Mosaic Precept and a Common Human PotentialA striking aspect of these emotional responses to others’ pain, in Hellenistic Jewish texts, is that they tend to be extended from one group to another. In a commonly found pattern, texts begin by stating that it is “normal” or “natural” to emotionally respond to the suffering of people belonging to a given group; texts then proceed to recommend that that response be extended to a larger group.
Questions?
Contact the Librarian for Jewish Studies:
Michelle Margolis
mc3395@columbia.edu
309 Lehman Library
212-854-8046
Journals
- Israeli Journal of Humor ResearchThe Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal (ISJHR), is an academic electronic journal, inaugurated in The 2012 Krakow International Humor Conference. The journal is published on behalf of The Israeli Society for Humor Studies.
ISJHR is open-access and free of charge for both the authors and the readers.