Mythical Trickster Figures: Contours, Contexts, and Criticisms. by Hynes, William J. and William G. Doty. (editors) - 1997

Tuscaloosa, Alabama.: University of Alabama Press.. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 0817308571 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; x - 265 pp. First published in 1993, this is the first softcover edition. Contents: 1 - "Introducing the Fascinating and Perplexing Trickster Figure" by William J. Hynes and William G. Doty, 2 - "Historical Overview of the Theoretical Issues: The Problem of the Trickster" by William G. Doty and William J. Hynes, 3 - "Mapping the Characteristcs of Mythic Tricksters: a Heuristic Guide" by William J. Hynes, 4 - "A Lifetime of Trouble-Making: Hermes as Trickster" by William G. Doty, 5 - "The Myth of the Trickster: The Necessary Breaker of Taboos" by Laura Makarius, 6 - "The Shaman and the Trickster" by Mac Linscott Ricketts, 7 - "The Exception Who Proves the Rules: Ananse the Akan Trickster" by Christopher Vecsey, 8 - "West African Tricksters: Web of Purpose, Dance of Delight" by Robert D. Pelton, 9 - "A Japanese Mythic Trickster Figure: Susa-No-O" by Robert S. Ellwood, 10 - "Saint Peter: Apostle Transfigured into Trickster" by William J. Hynes and Thomas J. Steele, 11 - "The Moral Imagination of the Kaguru: Some Thoughts on Tricksters, Translation and Comparative Analysis" by T. O. Beidelman, 12 - "Inhabitating the Space Between Discourse and Story in Trickster Narratives" by Anne Doueihi, 13 - "Inconclusive Conclusions: Tricksters - Metaplayers and Revealers" by William J. Hynes. Fourteen pages of notes, a 26 page bibliography, 3 pages of notes on contributors and a 3 page general index. An as-new and unused book as the shrink wrap was removed to get the above information. The bottom back fore corner has a wee bump. .