Mythical trickster figures : contours, contexts, and criticisms /
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| Imprint: | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1993. |
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| Description: | x, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1448780 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introducing the Fascinating and Perplexing Trickster Figure / William J. Hynes and William G. Doty
- 2. Historical Overview of Theoretical Issues: The Problem of the Trickster / William G. Doty and William J. Hynes
- 3. Mapping the Characteristics of Mythic Tricksters: A Heuristic Guide / William J. Hynes
- 4. A Lifetime of Trouble-Making: Hermes as Trickster / William G. Doty
- 5. The Myth of the Trickster: The Necessary Breaker of Taboos / Laura Makarius
- 6. The Shaman and the Trickster / Mac Linscott Ricketts
- 7. The Exception Who Proves the Rules: Ananse the Akan Trickster / Christopher Vecsey
- 8. West African Tricksters: Web of Purpose, Dance of Delight / Robert D. Pelton
- 9. A Japanese Mythic Trickster Figure: Susa-no-o / Robert S. Ellwood
- 10. Saint Peter: Apostle Transfigured Into Trickster / William J. Hynes and Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
- 11. The Moral Imagination of the Kaguru: Some Thoughts on Tricksters, Translation and Comparative Analysis / T. O. Beidelman
- 12. Inhabiting the Space Between Discourse and Story in Trickster Narratives / Anne Doueihi
- 13. Inconclusive Conclusions: Tricksters - Metaplayers and Revealers / William J. Hynes.