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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art

14 reviews
Lewis Hyde

North Point Press, 1999

Masterful non-fiction writing
A brilliantly written, funny and moving book--filled with substantial scholarship and honest about its own stakes. To tell you the truth, I was moved to write this review by the two reviews below, both of which fall pretty wide of the mark. First, this is an amazingly well-written book, and that goes for both Hyde's prose style and his winding structure. His reflections of his own project do ...

Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

1 review
Laura Driscoll

RH/Disney, 2008

A little scarier than the rest of the Disney Fairy books
We own and have read all of the Disney Fairy chapter books. My daughter is 5 years old, and this one was a little scarier than any of the others. Probably not a good choice to read at bedtime. We would still recommend it, but if your daughter is extrememly sensitive to scary things, then I might think twice about this one and read a different one from the series instead.

The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight (Hermeneutics, Studies in the ...

1 review
Robert D. Pelton

University of California Press, 1989

Eurocentric Garbage
First off, Pelton is not much of a writer. His text is redundant and reading it is unneccesarily laborious. Pelton also seeks to explain Afrikan society and psychology in either Freudian or Jungian terms. This book contains VERY LITTLE in the way of actual myths and folklore and is mostly just Pelton blowing hot air to support his flimsy and rather boring theories. Don't waste your money.

Tricksters and Trancers: Bushman Religion and Society
Mathias Guenther

Indiana University Press, 1999

The trickster and trance dancer are the guides through Bushman (or San) religion, a world of ambiguity and contradiction, and of enchantment. The two figures, who in Bushman belief are symbolically equivalent and mystically linked, embody these antistructural traits.

Trickster's Queen

98 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Laurel Leaf, 2008

great book
My daughter (15 years) loves everything written by Tamora Pierce. Great author!

Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, Book 1)

199 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004

These books are why reading is so wonderful
I am in college to become a librarian for young adults. This book, and all of Tamora's books are the first thing I recomend to anyone who even might enjoy fantasy fiction. This book, and all of Tamora's books, are entirely suitable for any age group. Not only is the content suitable for children but the story is written with crystal clarity in language that enable an 8 year old to ...

The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology

5 reviews
Paul Radin

Schocken, 1988

Used but new(ish)
Bought used for a very good price. Book in excellent condition. Came in mail in a matter of a few days.

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest

9 reviews
Gerald McDermott

Voyager Books, 2001

They ask to listen to it again and again!
The children in my Pre-K class cannot get enough of this book. The magic of the illustrations and the text has them mesmerized. Many times, when we have finished reading the story, they want to here it again!

American Indian Trickster Tales (Myths and Legends)

4 reviews

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

He is alway up to no good!
This is a well written group of trickster tales. It gives us a glimpse of what the Native Americans used to teach their children. The Trickster Tales gives the average person the ability to enjoy a piece of Native American culture. Pick up this book and you will read about a trickster tale lesson!

Trickster Travels: A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds

7 reviews
Natalie Zemon Davis

Hill and Wang, 2007

The charged politics and turmoil of his life and times brings history to life
TRICKSTER TRAVELS: A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MUSLIM BETWEEN WORLDS could also have been featured in our 'travel' section for its fascinating travelogue entries; but is reviewed here for its value to any studying 1500s history. Al-Wazzan trveled widely as an ambassador and merchant throughout Africa in the early 1500s, was captured by Spanish pirates and presented to Pope Leo X, where he converted to ...

The Trickster and the Paranormal

10 reviews
George P. Hansen

Xlibris Corporation, 2001

Greater Key to the Paranormal
Like other reviewers here, if I could, I would give this book SIX stars. I am both a Native American, familiar with our Trickster stories, and an anthropologist, familiar with Levi-Strauss, Victor Turner, and structural anthropology. The synthesis of anthropology and folklore achieved in this book by Mr. Hansen is amazing and wonderful! The chapter topics include: -An Overview of Tricksters ...

From Trickster to Badman
John W. Roberts

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990

Mythical Trickster Figures

1 review
Williams J. Hynes

University Alabama Press, 1997

The Crosscultural Trickster
Hynes, Doty, and the other authors in this collection do a pretty good job of negotiating a path through postmodern jargon in order to get to something to say. I especially like the distinction made (and blurred) between the trickster and the shaman--that while both trickster and shaman function as (un)reality instructors within a given group, each can address quite different fields of ...

Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females
Robert San Souci

August House, 2006

We are all very familiar with the classic male trickster characters such as Brer Rabbit, Anansi, and even Bugs Bunny. In this collection, Robert San Souci, the author of many award-winning retellings of legends and folktales for children, teams up with his brother, Daniel, to show us that the fairer sex can be just as clever and resourceful as their male counterparts.

Death of a Trickster: 6 (Peggy Jean Turner Mysteries)

5 reviews
Kate Borden

Berkley, 2004

Pumpkin pie flavored New England sleuth cozy
Death of a trickster takes place in a New England village called Cobb's Landing where the mayor is a witty woman named Peggy. It's a small town, dressed up to resemble a colonial village, at the peak of Indian summer excitedly awaiting Halloween. This is the second book in the series and they are so addictive that I hope Mrs. Borden will keep writing as long as her imagination keeps spinning. I ...

Trickster Tales (World Storytelling)

1 review
Josepha Sherman

August House, 1997

World's Finest Foul Ups!
This collection has some of the greatest Trickster figures from Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia, and some that have traveled. You will find out why Anansi owns all the stories, how Raven brought light to the world, why it is not wise for a caliph to pester a peasent while eating, and how one could paint a person exactly as they are without getting in trouble. It is a delight for me ...

The Female Trickster: The Mask That Reveals, Post-Jungian and Postmodern Psychological Perspectives on ...
Ricki. Tannen

Routledge, 2007

The Female Trickster presents a Post-Jungian postmodern perspective regarding the role of women in contemporary Western society by investigating the re-emergence of female trickster energy in all aspects of popular culture. Ricki Tannen explores the psychological aspects of what happened when women’s imagination was legally and psychologically enclosed millennia ago and demonstrates how the re-emergence of Trickster energy through the ...

Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Pura Belpre Medal Book Illustrator (Awards))

4 reviews
Yuyi Morales

Chronicle Books, 2003

Wait a minute, wait a minute
Yuyi Morales is having a great year. After creating a series of deft and meaningful illustrations for Kathleen Krull's heartfelt Cesar Chavez picture book, "Harvesting Hope", she wrote and illustrated a second 2003 Pura Belpre winner. "Just a Minute" is both a trickster tale and a basic counting story. Taking the dark conceit of outwitting death through meticulous partying, the story is a ...

A Ring of Tricksters : Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, And Africa
Virginia Hamilton

Blue Sky Press, 1997

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