{"product_id":"the-trickster-in-west-africa-9780520067912","title":"The Trickster in West Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. Interpreting the Trickster \u003cbr\u003e II. Ananse: Spinner of Ashanti Doubleness \u003cbr\u003e III. Legba: Master of the Fon Dialectic \u003cbr\u003e IV. Legba and Eshu: Writers of Destiny \u003cbr\u003e V. Ogo-Yurugu: Lord of the Random, Servant of Wholeness \u003cbr\u003e VI. Toward a Theory of the Trickster \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864839860567,"sku":"9780520067912","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520067912.jpg?v=1722273215","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trickster-in-west-africa-9780520067912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}