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October 1, 1981Journal of American Folklore

Why Do They Laugh? An Interactional Approach to Humor in Traditional Iranian Improvisatory Theater: Performance and Its Effects

William O Beeman

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William O. Beeman, Why Do They Laugh? An Interactional Approach to Humor in Traditional Iranian Improvisatory Theater: Performance and Its Effects, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 94, No. 374, Folk Drama (Oct. - Dec., 1981), pp. 506-526

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