O CÔMICO E O MÍTICO

Abstract

This article intends to take part in the debate about the relationship between religion and humor, specifically from imagery objects with a high communicative content and sense-making. To this end, it brings the concept of religious myth closer to the fundamental human need to develop narratives, proposing new forms of expression consistent with the most current manifestations of individuals and communities. In its first part, it discusses the approximation between myth and comic. Then, it presents the role of humor as an important narrative strategy of humanity over the centuries, to, finally, particularize the proposal around two chosen figures, both with the purpose of demonstrating the potential of communication present in humor, including in when it comes to religious-themed productions. Thus, it intends to participate in the growing interest in the area of Religious Sciences for contact with the universe of the arts, as a legitimate form of expression of the human spirit and producer of new knowledge.