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The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight - 8

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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.

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Product Details
0520341481 / 9780520341487
eBook (EPUB)
398.352
28/04/2023
England
English
312 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
Reprint. Bibliography: p291-304. - Includes index Derived record based on unviewed print version record. Originally published: 1980.