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The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions) (Volume 8)

Name: The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions) (Volume 8)
Brand: University of California Press
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paperback – September 21, 1989

by Pelton, Robert D. D.

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ISBN-13: 9780520067912 ISBN-10: 0520067916

Publisher

University of California Press

Binding

paperback

Published

September 21, 1989

Weight

0.7 lbs

Dimensions

20.10×2.10×12.40 cm

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The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions) (Volume 8) by Pelton, Robert D. D.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780520067912.

The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; divination and social change.