The Trickster in West Africa

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  • The Trickster in West Africa Book Detail

  • Author : Robert D. Pelton
  • Release Date : 1989-09-21
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 323
  • ISBN 13 : 0520067916
  • File Size : 39,39 MB
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The Trickster in West Africa by Robert D. Pelton PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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The Trickster in West Africa

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