The Don Yoder Lecture in Religious Folklife: "A Subtle Thing Withal”: Reflections on the Ineffable, the Unspeakable, and the Risible in Vernacular Religion

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Date
2015-10-15
Main contributors
Brady, Erika; Kruesi, Margaret; Primiano, Leonard Norman
Summary
Many years ago as a graduate student studying William Langland’s Vision of Piers Plowman, I came upon what was evidently a popular scatological riddle pertaining to a profound theological teaching. Since that time I have continued to ruminate over the role of humor—especially sexual and scatological humor—arising from within vernacular Catholicism. In this talk, I will consider the serious play of such forms of expression and their significance for folklorists concerned with the nature of belief in the sacred.
Collection
American Folklore Society Annual Meeting Presentations
Unit
IUScholarWorks Repository

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