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

Author/Contributor(s):	Pelton, Robert D
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	09/21/1989
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.