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1	Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, & Art more books like this by Lewis Hyde add to wishlist Hyde traces the role of the Trickster, who appears in the myths of many cultures as Coyote, Hermes, Loki, Eshu, Raven, Krishna, etc. In the modern world, he finds the Trickster in the work of its artists who show society the truth about itself. Among others, he chooses Picasso, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Robert ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $5.69! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Pinduli more books like this by Janell Cannon add to wishlist Pinduli's mama has always told her that she's the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don't think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, and her wiggly stripes? Poor Pinduli just wants to disappear--and she tries everything she can think of to make that happen. Yet nothing goes her way. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Trickster: American Indian Myth more books like this by Paul Radin add to wishlist Anthropological and psychological analysis by Radin Kereny and Jung of the voraciously uninhibited episodes of the Winnebego Trickster cycle. see all copies from $3.43! new only from $10.97! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales more books like this by Ellen Datlow (Editor), Terri Windling (Editor) add to wishlist Trickster characters have long been a staple of folk literature--and are a natural choice for the overarching subject of acclaimed editors Datlow and Windlings third mythic: anthology containing a remarkable range of authors, each with his or her fictional look at a trickster character. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Hotline Healers more books like this by Gerald Robert Vizenor add to wishlist This satirical tour de force teases readers out of a complacent acceptance of romantic stereotypes. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $16.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	American Indian trickster tales more books like this by Richard Erdoes (Selected by), Alfonso Ortiz (Selected by) add to wishlist From the authors of the bestselling "American Indian Myths and Legends" comes a rich and ribald collection of Native American folklore featuring the mischievous "trickster" of oral tradition. Line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
7	American Indian Trickster Tales: 1 more books like this by Richard Erdoes (Illustrator), Alfonso Ortiz (Editor) add to wishlist The rich sequel to "American Indian Myths and Legends". From the rascally coyote to Iktomi, the shapeshifting Lakota spiderman, from Veeho, the Cheyenne daredevil, to Glooscap of the Passamaquoddy, this one volume features over 100 tales from 60 tribes, many recorded from living storytellers. 150+ line drawings. see all copies from $3.04! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains more books like this by Barbara Knutson add to wishlist One day, high in the Andes Mountains, Cuy the Guinea Pig is searching for wild sweet grass to eat when Tio Antonio the Fox comes in search of Cuy to eat! Tio Antonio thinks he's found dinner, but crafty Cuy has other plans. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $13.44! \| SVS
9	Children of the Horse: The Horse Catcher's Trilogy, Book Two more books like this by Amanda Cockrell add to wishlist As descendants of the legendary Horse Bringers, Blue Jay and his sister Dance are chosen to journey to the Cities-in-the-West to find horses. The majestic adventure will take these young warriors of the plains across the boundaries between life and death before they are able to confront the danger that threatens to engulf them. see all copies from $24.98! new only from $169.86!
10	Coyote Christmas: A Lakota Story more books like this by S D Nelson add to wishlist Coyote, the trickster in Native American lore, doesn't care that it's Christmas - he just cares that he's hungry. In order to trick a family out of their Christmas dinner, Coyote dresses up as Father Christmas and offers a sack full of straw for presents in return for a warm meal. Imagine his surprise when his sack turns in to the perfect gifts - ... see all copies from $5.84! new only from $5.84! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight more books like this by Robert D Pelton add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $23.65! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Tale of Tricky Fox more books like this by Jim Aylesworth, Barbara McClintock (Illustrator) add to wishlist Old Fox uses his sack to trick everyone he meets into giving him ever more valuable items. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Aunt Nancy and the Bothersome Visitors more books like this by Phyllis Root add to wishlist Aunt Nancy outwits four unwelcome guests in these trickster tales from a masterful storyteller. From Cousin Lazybones to Old Man Trouble, visitors nearly try her patience. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.63! \| SVS
14 view cover	Clowns and Tricksters: An Encyclopedia of Tradition and Culture more books like this by Kimberly A Christen, Sam D Gill (Editor) add to wishlist Clowns and tricksters are well-known figures in cultures throughout the world. In Western culture the clown conjures up images of carnivals and foolish characters in face paint. In non-Western cultures, clowns hold privileged status in religious ceremonies and origin myths. Tricksters on the other hand are identified as disobedient, obscene, ... see all copies from $47.62! new only from $55.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Trickster and the Fainting Birds more books like this by Howard Norman (As Told by), Tom Pohrt (Illustrator) add to wishlist This book, complete with watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, retells seven Algonquin tales of Trickster. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females more books like this by Robert D San Souci, Daniel San Souci (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of trickster tales from the American South, featuring such female animal characters as Molly Cottontail and Miz Goose. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Trickster Lives more books like this by Jeanne Campbell Reesman (Editor) add to wishlist The essays collected here address the prevalence of the"trickster" in American literature--that figure whose quasi-underhanded dealings wildly effect the other characters. Here, tricksters from the breadth of American literature are studied, including Native American, Hawaiian, African-American, and white tricksters, whose comic plotting is part ... see all copies from $27.34! new only from $27.34! \| SVS
18 view cover	Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales more books like this by Dr. John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews, Tomislav Tomic (Illustrator) add to wishlist Tricksters are wily creatures who lie their way out of trouble and devise elaborate tricks to get what they want--with delightfully unpredictable results. This elegantly illustrated collection follows clever characters who play a role in a multicultural array of storytelling traditions. Illustrations. see all copies from $4.85! new only from $4.85! \| SVS
19 view cover	In Favor of Deceit: A Study of Tricksters in an Amazonian Society more books like this by Ellen Basso add to wishlist see all copies from $4.48! new only from $44.03! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Female Trickster: The Mask That Reveals: Post-Jungian and Postmodern Psychological Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Culture more books like this by Ricki Stefanie Tannen add to wishlist "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 ... see all copies from $34.48! new only from $34.48! \| SVS
21	The fool and the trickster : studies in honour of Enid Welsford more books like this by Enid Welsford, Paul V. A. Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $32.39!
22 view cover	Coyote at Large: Humor in American Nature Writing more books like this by Katrina Schimmoeller Peiffer add to wishlist Coyote at large shatters the misconception that nature writing -- works that seem limited to expressing conventional awe, reverence, piety and wonder -- is a humorless genre. In this important and surprising book, Katrina Peiffer reveals and explores the comedy and humor long overlooked in traditional and contemporary environmental literature. ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $5.25!
23	The Guizer: A Book of Fools more books like this by Alan Garner add to wishlist A collection of stories about fools drawn from American Indian, African, Irish, Gypsy, Sumatran, Flemish, and British sources. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Artistry in Native American Myths more books like this by Karl Kroeber add to wishlist This challenging study analyzes nearly forty superb stories, from mythic narratives pre-dating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing every traditional Native American culture area. Developing recent ethnopoetic scholarship and drawing on the critical ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin and Pierre Bourdieu, Karl Kroeber reveals how ... see all copies from $5.84! new only from $31.53! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Made-From-Bone: Trickster Myths, Music, and History from the Amazon more books like this by Jonathan D Hill add to wishlist "Made-from-Bone" provides the first complete set of English translations of narratives about the mythic past and its transformations from the indigenous Arawak-speaking Wakuenai of southernmost Venezuela. The central character throughout these primordial times is a trickster-creator, "Made-from-Bone", who survives a prolonged series of life ... see all copies from $16.27! new only from $16.27! \| SVS

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