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

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by Robert D. Pelton

Author
Robert D. Pelton
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of California Press
Published
September 1989

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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; and, divination and social change.