Mythical trickster figures : contours, contexts, and criticisms /

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Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 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 su...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hynes, William J., Doty, William G., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1993.
Temas:
Tricksters.
Animals, Mythical.
Animaux fabuleux.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Aufsatzsammlung
Trickster
Manifestations
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 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 wi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 265 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-258) and index.
ISBN:9780817382858
0817382852

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