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9780520067912

Trickster in West Africa A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight

Trickster in West Africa A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
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  • ISBN-13: 9780520067912
  • ISBN: 0520067916
  • Publication Date: 1989
  • Publisher: University of California Press

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Pelton, Robert D.

SUMMARY

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.Pelton, Robert D. is the author of 'Trickster in West Africa A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight', published 1989 under ISBN 9780520067912 and ISBN 0520067916.

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