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Mythical Trickster Figures: Contours, Contexts, and Criticisms
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ISBN: 0817305998
Author: Hynes, William J.
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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 Radins 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.
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Mythical Trickster Figures: Contours, Contexts, and Criticisms