Mythical Trickster Figures e-bog
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The first substantial collection of essays about the trickster since 1955Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 1955 The Trickster. Contributions by leading scholars treat a wide range of manifestations of this mischievous character, ranging from the Coyote of the American Southwest to such African figures as Eshu-El...
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
University Alabama Press
Udgivet
15 juni 2009
Længde
328 sider
Genrer
Reference works
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780817382858
The first substantial collection of essays about the trickster since 1955Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 1955 The Trickster. Contributions by leading scholars treat a wide range of manifestations of this mischievous character, ranging from the Coyote of the American Southwest to such African figures as Eshu-Elegba and Ananse, the Japanese Susa-no-o, the Greek Hermes, Christian adaptations of Saint Peter, and examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama.The many humorous trickster stories included are fascinating in themselves, but Hynes and Doty also highlight the wide range of features of the trickster-the figure whose comic appearance often signifies that the most serious cultural values are being both challenged and enforced.